Johannesburg vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$441	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	57	26
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.16M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 15% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 5539th and 6216th ($993 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in South Africa and Honduras, respectively. Check South Africa vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5667th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tegucigalpa

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	Johannesburg	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$3648

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$753
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$755
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1088
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$598
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1083
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$903
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$897
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$638
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$897
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$455
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$632
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$624
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1182
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1160
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1204
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$738
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$698
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$710
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$884
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$701
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$666
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$936
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$653
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$916
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$973
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$883
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$878
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$932