San Diego vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	86	36
😀 Quality of life	93	33
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.06M

The cost of living in San Diego is 315% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 43rd and 6517th ($3469 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 97th and 8592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tegucigalpa

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	San Diego	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	12.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$550
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$3837

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

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