Quito vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$367	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	36
😀 Quality of life	55	26
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.16M

The cost of living in Quito is 2% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 6124th and 6216th ($884 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Ecuador and Honduras, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5845th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Tegucigalpa

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	Quito	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$3648

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493

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