Sao Paulo vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$537	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	74	33
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.06M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 29% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 5003rd and 6520th ($1115 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and Honduras, respectively. Check Brazil vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.5 months in Tegucigalpa. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 2408th and 8669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tegucigalpa

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	Sao Paulo	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	12.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$3557

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$705
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$737
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1120
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$687
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1109
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$804
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$823
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$787
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$815
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$470
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$754
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$668
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$679
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1246
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1221
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1274
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$796
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$734
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$812
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$897
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$699
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$782
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1062
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$720
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$936
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$938
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$990
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$957