Lima vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$407	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	36
😀 Quality of life	65	26
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.16M

The cost of living in Lima is 13% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 5647th and 6216th ($977 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Peru and Honduras, respectively. Check Peru vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 4234th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Tegucigalpa

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	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$3648

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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