Medellin vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$387
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
37
😀 Quality of life
54
43
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.68M

The cost of living in Medellin is 0.5% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 6140th and 6160th ($867 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Colombia and Honduras, respectively. Check Colombia vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tegucigalpa ranked 1st in Honduras, while ranked 5994th and 6806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Tegucigalpa

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Medellin Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$3818

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Comayagua
$702
116 km or 72 mi Yoro
$738
125 km or 78 mi San Miguel
$1107
146 km or 90 mi Esteli
$593
158 km or 98 mi Usulutan
$1031
159 km or 99 mi El Progreso
$892
161 km or 100 mi Villanueva
$854
164 km or 102 mi Chinandega
$627
167 km or 104 mi La Lima
$857
172 km or 107 mi Jinotega
$458
180 km or 112 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
188 km or 117 mi Leon
$614
191 km or 119 mi Choloma
$595
191 km or 119 mi Matagalpa
$548
193 km or 120 mi La Ceiba
$676
214 km or 133 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
215 km or 133 mi Soyapango
$1117
216 km or 134 mi Apopa
$1093
219 km or 136 mi San Salvador
$1147
220 km or 137 mi Mejicanos
$1112
230 km or 143 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
239 km or 148 mi Managua
$787
251 km or 156 mi Santa Ana
$702
265 km or 165 mi Masaya
$699
274 km or 170 mi Sonsonate
$866
276 km or 172 mi Granada
$680
285 km or 177 mi Ahuachapan
$915
297 km or 185 mi Juigalpa
$647
306 km or 190 mi Jalapa
$900
348 km or 216 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
362 km or 225 mi Guatemala City
$1019
364 km or 226 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
372 km or 231 mi Mixco
$630
373 km or 232 mi Coban
$829
389 km or 242 mi Belmopan
$716
393 km or 244 mi Belize City
$886
395 km or 245 mi San Ignacio
$1039
415 km or 258 mi Caye Caulker
$942
426 km or 265 mi Flores
$842
430 km or 267 mi Liberia
$1220