San Juan vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	36
😀 Quality of life	83	26
🏙️ Population	342K	1.16M

The cost of living in San Juan is 136% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 1742nd and 6216th ($2034 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 422nd and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Tegucigalpa

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	San Juan	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$3648

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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