Tegucigalpa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tegucigalpa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$863	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2160	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$329	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$532	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	36	49
😀 Quality of life	26	59
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.48M

The cost of living in Tegucigalpa is 15% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6216th and 5351st ($863 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Honduras and Mexico, respectively. Check Honduras vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd best city to live in Honduras vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 8484th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tegucigalpa vs Zapopan

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	Tegucigalpa	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.91	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.8	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$526	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$546	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.3	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3648	$5821

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696