New York City vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	98	33
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.06M

The cost of living in New York City is 403% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4th and 6517th ($4203 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 11th and 8592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tegucigalpa

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	New York City	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$550
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$3837

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$739
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$729
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1097
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$682
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1090
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$770
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$791
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$467
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$735
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$661
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$673
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$627
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1273
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1238
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1362
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$760
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$695
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$790
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$883
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$698
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$768
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1009
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$665
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$931
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$936
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$915
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$953