San Juan vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Juan	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2169	$500
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	37
😀 Quality of life	82	43
🏙️ Population	342K	1.68M

The cost of living in San Juan is 161% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 1165th and 6160th ($2248 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1048th and 3rd 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 months in San Juan compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. San Juan ranked 86th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 1st in Honduras, while ranked 365th and 6806th 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	$18.3	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.91	$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1751	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2849	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1864	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2401	$1018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.96	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$3818

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1816
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1213
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1496
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1644
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1341
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1172
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1445
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1512
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1498
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1676
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1500
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1726
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1203
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1578
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1006
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1617
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1503
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1523
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1561
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1194
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1571
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1282
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$779
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1572
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1543
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1273
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1522
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$702
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$738
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1107
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1031
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$892
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$854
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$627
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$857
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$458
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$614
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$595
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$548
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$676
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1117
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1093
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1147
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$787
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$702
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$699
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$866
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$680
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$647
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$900
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$805
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$630
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$829
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$716
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$886
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$842
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$1220