San Jose, Costa Rica vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$606	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1094	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$990	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	60	36
😀 Quality of life	66	26
🏙️ Population	342K	1.16M

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 53% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4143rd and 6216th ($1324 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Costa Rica and Honduras, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 4085th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Tegucigalpa

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	San Jose	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.5	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2883	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1718	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.13	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.77	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$601	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12527	$3648

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903

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