Mesa vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	68	38
😀 Quality of life	91	33
🏙️ Population	504K	1.06M

The cost of living in Mesa is 166% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 1283rd and 6520th ($2298 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 2nd in the United States and Honduras, respectively. Check the United States vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.5 months in Tegucigalpa. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 142nd and 8669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Tegucigalpa

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	Mesa	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$3557

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$705
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$737
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1120
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$687
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1109
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$804
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$823
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$787
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$815
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$470
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$754
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$668
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$679
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1246
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1221
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1274
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$796
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$734
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$812
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$897
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$699
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$782
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1062
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$720
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$936
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$938
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$990
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$957