Cost of Living inLa Ceiba, Honduras
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
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.
Income Category
Happiness
6.0 / 10
#60 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for La Ceiba. 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.La Ceiba 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.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedA clearly private facility base help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and 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
MixedA visible private hospital base help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 La Ceiba, Honduras · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
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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 La Ceiba compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.4x further in La Ceiba 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 La Ceiba cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
La Ceiba is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for La Ceiba. 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 La Ceiba compare with New York City?
Rent in La Ceiba 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 La Ceiba?
Groceries in La Ceiba 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.
About La Ceiba
La Ceiba is Honduras's third-largest city, sitting on the Caribbean coast at the foot of the Nombre de Dios mountain range and serving as the main jumping-off point for the Bay Islands of Roatán and Utila. The local economy historically depended on banana exports through the port, dominated for decades by Standard Fruit and now Dole, and continues to combine port activity, palm oil processing, fishing, and tourism tied to the Bay Islands and the Pico Bonito cloud forest. Spanish is universal with English widely spoken on the offshore islands. The climate is tropical with year-round warmth and a particularly wet season from September through January. Domestic flights and ferries connect La Ceiba to the Bay Islands daily. Honduras's broader security situation remains a meaningful consideration for any relocator.
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