San Salvador vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$656	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	36
😀 Quality of life	50	26
🏙️ Population	316K	1.16M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 39% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4469th and 6216th ($1204 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in El Salvador and Honduras, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 6219th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Tegucigalpa

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	San Salvador	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$3648

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701

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