Montevideo vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$553	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$532
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	48	36
😀 Quality of life	75	26
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.16M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 56% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4065th and 6216th ($1346 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Uruguay and Honduras, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 1043rd and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Tegucigalpa

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	Montevideo	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$3648

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

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