Salvador vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$338	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	36
😀 Quality of life	62	33
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.06M

The cost of living in Salvador is 5% less expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 6702nd and 6517th ($791 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Brazil and Honduras, respectively. Check Brazil vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5621st and 8592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Tegucigalpa

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	Salvador	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.39	$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	12.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$550
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$3837

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

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