Mesa vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	67	36
😀 Quality of life	73	26
🏙️ Population	504K	1.16M

The cost of living in Mesa is 179% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 933rd and 6216th ($2413 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 5th 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 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 1561st and 8484th 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	$20.1	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$3648

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

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