Santiago vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$502	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	36
😀 Quality of life	77	26
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.16M

The cost of living in Santiago is 31% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4686th and 6216th ($1133 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Chile and Honduras, respectively. Check Chile vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 764th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tegucigalpa

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	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$3648

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731

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