North America · Tegucigalpa
Cost of living in Honduras
Honduras is 54% cheaper than the US, ranking #97 of 203 countries we cover for cost of living.
World Bank data through 2024 · last reviewed 2026-06.
What drives the cost here
Price levels by category, where the world average = 100. Above 100 is pricier than the global norm; below it is cheaper.
In Honduras, communication is the priciest category relative to the world (130), while housing & utilities is the most affordable (56).
Category price levels: World Bank ICP 2021 (world average = 100) · source
What your money is worth here
A $100,000 US lifestyle would cost roughly $46,500 in Honduras.
Quality of life
59/100 · #145 of 198Beyond cost — health, safety, and connectivity. The score is a transparent, equal-weight composite of the verified metrics below (see methodology).
About Honduras
Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998, killing about 5,600 people and causing approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded, despite COVID-19 and severe storm-related setbacks in 2020 and 2021.
Background from the CIA World Factbook (public domain), archived 2026-06-03.
Frequently asked
Is Honduras expensive to live in?
Honduras is 54% cheaper than the US, ranking #97 of the 203 countries we track. Its most expensive category relative to the world is communication; housing & utilities costs the least.
How much money do you need to live in Honduras?
A lifestyle that costs $100,000 in the United States would cost roughly $46,500 in Honduras, going by overall price levels. The salary translator turns your own figure into a local equivalent.
Is Honduras cheaper than the United States?
Yes. Its overall price level is 46.5, against 100 for the United States.
What is the quality of life in Honduras?
Honduras scores 59 out of 100 on our quality-of-life index (#145 of 198), a composite of life expectancy, safety, health, and connectivity, with life expectancy around 73 years.
Every number, sourced.
We cite the exact source and year for each figure. Derived values are computed at build time, never hand-entered.
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