Cost of Living in Honduras
Image credit: I Love Honduras
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Honduras: $6,586/capita.
Cities in Honduras
Income Category
Happiness
6.0 / 10
#60 globally
GDP per Capita
Population
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 63% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for Honduras yet. Country-level enrollment, instruction-language, and homeschool notes will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Honduras. We publish this section only when we can tie it to verified local samples or a clearly marked country fallback.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Honduras.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
MixedA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
64/100
2023
Physicians
0.49/1k
2020
Hospital beds
0.53/1k
2023
Out of pocket
53%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
73.0 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
47/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
8.4/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedMultiple facilities have websites and there is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Honduras yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
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| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2025 annual wages in Honduras · Source: ILO ILOSTAT
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can stay up to 90 days without a visa.
About Honduras
Honduras is a lower-middle-income country in Latin America and the Caribbean where the cost of living is very low, but the trade-offs are uneven by location. Tegucigalpa offers capital-city services and adequate healthcare, while Roatán and the Bay Islands are more practical for English speakers, tourist-area internet, and a softer landing for remote workers. Spanish is the official language, though English is widely spoken in tourist areas and among younger people, which reduces but does not remove the need for Spanish in daily bureaucracy. A renewable Temporary Resident visa is available, but relocators should treat safety as a neighborhood-by-neighborhood question and plan carefully around healthcare if living outside Tegucigalpa or the islands. The tropical climate is a draw, but hurricane season from June to November belongs in any serious housing or travel plan.
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Common questions about Honduras
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
Is Honduras a good country to live in?
Honduras is a moderately rated country to live in per the World Happiness Report (6.0 of 10, ranking #60 globally). Whether it's right for you depends on your priorities — use SortaRich's free quiz to see how Honduras ranks for your specific income, family, and visa profile.
Sources: World Happiness Report, SortaRich Methodology
How much does it cost to live in Honduras?
The cost of living in Honduras is about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), with an overall cost-of-living index of 37. SortaRich personalizes these numbers to your home city's purchasing power so the comparison is real, not nominal.
Sources: SortaRich Cost of Living, World Bank ICP 2021
How far does $1 go in Honduras?
$1 goes about 2.3x further in Honduras than in the baseline market — your home-country income stretches that much more (current PPP ratio: 2.34). The figure adjusts every year as exchange rates and local prices shift. SortaRich uses World Bank ICP 2021 as the anchor and Penn World Tables 11.0 for cross-validation.
Sources: World Bank ICP 2021, Penn World Tables 11.0
What visa do I need to move to Honduras?
To move to Honduras you have these visa options: Tourist entry: visa_free (90 days). Visa rules change frequently — confirm the current terms with the official immigration authority before booking flights.
Source: SortaRich Visa Database
What are the best cities to live in Honduras?
The best cities to live in Honduras are Tegucigalpa — those are the most-searched options among the 1 cities profiled in the SortaRich database. Each city page includes a personalized PPP comparison versus your home city plus subnational price data where available.
Source: SortaRich City Index