San Diego vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	36
😀 Quality of life	91	26
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.16M

The cost of living in San Diego is 297% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 36th and 6216th ($3428 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 95th and 8484th 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	$22.1	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$3648

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

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