Honduras
Cheap Caribbean diving on the Bay Islands, attached to a mainland few visitors see.
Flat. The exchange rate moved +2.8%; local prices rose +5.5%.
- Lean
- $36
- Comfort
- $176
Ranked 75 of 99.
The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026
Honduras costs US-dollar travelers about the same as a year ago in real terms (+0.9%). A mid-range day costs about $78 per person, excluding international flights. The US State Department advisory is Level 3 (reconsider travel), and it ranks 75 of 99 on the Trip Arbitrage Index with a score of 53 out of 100.
What your money buys there
30 monthsThe dashed line is what a currency converter shows. The solid line is the same thing after prices in both countries are taken into account. When they part, the solid one is telling the truth.
How the score is built
- Dislocation ×0.36
- 53
- Price floor ×0.30
- 66
- Safety ×0.20
- 38
- Ease ×0.14
- 45
Real price drop vs last year and vs the five-year norm
How low the daily cost is in absolute terms
From the current travel advisory
How well set up the country is for visitors
The full reading
| Real change, 3 months | +0.3% | Is the move still going, or already reversing? |
|---|---|---|
| Real change, 12 months | +0.9% | The headline: what your money buys versus a year ago. |
| Exchange rate alone, 12 months | +2.8% | What a currency converter would tell you. |
| Local inflation, 12 months | +5.5% | How much of that the destination's own prices took back. |
| Versus five-year average | +2.9% | Cheap or dear against its own recent history. |
| Advisory | Level 3 | Reconsider travel |
| Ease of travel | 2.8 / 5 | Rough edges |
- Utila and Roatán dive courses
- The Maya ruins of Copán
- Very low prices
One of the highest violent-crime rates in the region drives the advisory. Most visitors fly straight to the islands and skip the mainland cities.
When to go
November is shoulder season- Janpeak
- Febpeak
- Marpeak
- Aprpeak
- Mayshoulder
- Junoff
- Juloff
- Augoff
- Sepoff
- Octoff
- Novshoulder
- Decpeak
Safety and ease
- US State Department
- Level 3: Reconsider travel · updated August 24, 2026
- Read the full advisory ↗
- Advisories are often regional. A country-wide level can hide both safe areas and no-go zones, and other governments may judge differently.
- Tourism infrastructure
- Rough edges · 2.8 / 5
Head to head
- Honduras vs El Salvador$77a day there
- Honduras vs Peru$83a day there
- Honduras vs Guatemala$72a day there
Honduras, in five questions
Answers are generated from the index reading of November 12, 2026, in US dollars. To cite: “Trip Arbitrage (triparbitrage.com), reading of November 12, 2026.”
- How much does it cost per day to travel in Honduras?
- As of November 12, 2026, a day in Honduras costs about $36 on a lean budget, $78 mid-range and $176 in comfort, per person, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates, updated daily for local inflation and the exchange rate.
- Is Honduras cheaper to visit than a year ago?
- It is about the same. Over the past 12 months the exchange rate moved +2.8% for US-dollar holders while prices in Honduras rose +5.5%, a net real change of +0.9% in purchasing power. Against its own five-year average, Honduras is 2.9% cheaper.
- Is Honduras safe to travel to right now?
- The US State Department rates Honduras at Level 3: Reconsider travel. One of the highest violent-crime rates in the region drives the advisory. Most visitors fly straight to the islands and skip the mainland cities. Advisories are often regional and other governments may differ, so read the full advisory before booking.
- When is the cheapest time to visit Honduras?
- The shoulder months, when the weather is workable and prices ease, are May, November. The best conditions, and the highest prices, come in December, January, February, March, April. November is shoulder season.
- How easy is Honduras to travel around?
- Honduras scores 2.8 out of 5 for ease of travel (rough edges), a measure of transport, lodging, payments, wayfinding and access to healthcare. Cheap Caribbean diving on the Bay Islands, attached to a mainland few visitors see.
Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean
Reading of November 12, 2026. In US dollars, Honduras reads +0.9% over twelve months in real terms with a mid-range day near $78. Costs are modeled, not quoted: see the method.