Ciudad Choluteca

Cost of Living inCiudad Choluteca, Honduras

Choluteca Department, Honduras76KLower middle income

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Purchasing Power vs. United States

Your money goes 2.34x further

Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Honduras: $6,586/capita.

How Far Your Money Goes

Prices are 63% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.

Overall
2.7x further
Prices are 63% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
8.3x further
Prices are 88% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
2.5x further
Prices are 60% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
2.9x further
Prices are 66% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Income Category

Lower Middle
World Bank GNI

Happiness

6.0 / 10

#60 globally

GDP per Capita

$6,586
PPP, International $

City Population

76K

Child Education

Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Honduras yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.

Childcare & Domestic Help

Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Ciudad Choluteca. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.

Getting Around

Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Ciudad Choluteca is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.

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.

19 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 2 months ago

Healthcare system

Limited

Coverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.

Public care

Limited

A visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.

Private care

Limited

The tracked private-style network still looks thin, the private footprint is not very visible yet, and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.

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

Limited

The private footprint is still thin and price transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.

Pricing transparency

Limited

Published self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.

Facility coverage

Clinic: 9Hospital: 5Pharmacy: 4Laboratory: 1

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

Hospital Regional del Sur
Hospital · Emergency
Hospital Ferguson
Hospital · Emergency
Hospital San Francisco de Asís
Hospital · Emergency
Clínica Regional Choluteca
Hospital · Emergency
Clínica San Rafael
Hospital · Emergency
Ashonplafa
Clinic

System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01

Safety & Governance

City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Ciudad Choluteca yet. Showing Honduras national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.

Street Safety

Safety Index36/100
Crime Index64/100

Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.

Political Stability

Political Stability-0.53

World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.

Wages by Sector

SectorMedian
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 Ciudad Choluteca, Honduras · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)

Price Comparison vs. US

big mac
$5.04Estimated18% cheaper
budget hotel
$12.00Estimated67% cheaper
luxury hotel
$130.00Estimated73% cheaper

Visa Information (US passport)

Short-stay entry

visa freeUp to 90 days

US passport holders can stay up to 90 days without a visa.

Quick comparison FAQ

Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.

How far does your money go in Ciudad Choluteca compared with the US?

Your money goes about 2.3x further in Ciudad Choluteca than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Honduras here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

Is Ciudad Choluteca cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?

Ciudad Choluteca is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Ciudad Choluteca. We are using the country-level cost index for Honduras here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How does rent in Ciudad Choluteca compare with New York City?

Rent in Ciudad Choluteca is about 88% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Honduras here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Ciudad Choluteca?

Groceries in Ciudad Choluteca are about 60% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 66% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Honduras here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.