Raleigh vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	38
😀 Quality of life	89	33
🏙️ Population	468K	1.06M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 169% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 1246th and 6520th ($2317 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 0.5 months in Tegucigalpa. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 245th and 8669th 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	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$3557

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$705
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$737
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1120
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$687
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1109
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$804
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$823
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$787
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$815
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$470
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$754
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$668
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$679
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1246
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1221
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1274
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$796
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$734
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$812
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$897
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$699
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$782
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1062
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$720
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$936
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$938
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$990
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$957