Raleigh vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	36
😀 Quality of life	90	33
🏙️ Population	468K	1.06M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 178% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 1213th and 6517th ($2327 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 212th and 8592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tegucigalpa

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	Raleigh	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$550
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$3837

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

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