Kingston vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$2198
🏠 One person rent	$740	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	41	38
😀 Quality of life	61	34
🏙️ Population	938K	1.06M

The cost of living in Kingston is 63% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4050th and 6209th ($1482 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Honduras, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.3 months in Tegucigalpa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5741st and 8596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tegucigalpa

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	Kingston	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$79.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	12.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$3521

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$678
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$756
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1132
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1123
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$832
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$860
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$791
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$854
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$503
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$759
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$681
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$665
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$619
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1261
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1231
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1291
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$788
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$770
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$817
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$905
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$706
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$796
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1130
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$935
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1008
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$941
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$1014
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$1024