La Paz vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$289	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	33	36
😀 Quality of life	52	33
🏙️ Population	756K	1.06M

The cost of living in La Paz is 19% less expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 7220th and 6517th ($681 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Bolivia and Honduras, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 6482nd and 8592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Tegucigalpa

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	La Paz	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	12.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$550
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$3837

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$739
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$729
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1097
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$682
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1090
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$770
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$791
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$467
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$735
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$661
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$673
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$627
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1273
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1238
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1362
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$760
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$695
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$790
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$883
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$698
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$768
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1009
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$665
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$931
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$936
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$915
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$953