Tegucigalpa vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tegucigalpa	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2094	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$313	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$463	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	81
😀 Quality of life	33	100
🏙️ Population	1.06M	449K

The cost of living in Tegucigalpa is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6517th and 23rd ($836 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Honduras and Switzerland, respectively. Check Honduras vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd best city to live in Honduras vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8592nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tegucigalpa vs Zurich

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	Tegucigalpa	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.66	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.02%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$550	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$557	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3837	$22875

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Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$739
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$729
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1097
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$682
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1090
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$770
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$791
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$467
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$735
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$661
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$673
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$627
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1273
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1238
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1362
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$760
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$695
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$790
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$883
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$698
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$768
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1009
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$665
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$931
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$936
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$915
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$953

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041