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We constantly update this blog post so the rent figures for Honduras stay useful for buyers, landlords, and investors.
As of June 2026, rents in Honduras remain affordable compared with many nearby Caribbean and Central American markets, but prices change a lot by city and neighborhood.
The highest rents in Honduras are usually found in secure urban districts in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, plus coastal expat areas in Roatán.
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What are typical rents in Honduras as of 2026?
What's the average monthly rent for a studio in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, the average monthly rent for a studio in Honduras is about L8,500, which is roughly US$320 or €300.
In practice, most studio rents in Honduras fall between L6,500 and L22,000 per month, or about US$245 to US$830 and €230 to €770.
This wide gap exists because a simple studio in Tegucigalpa or San Pedro Sula can be much cheaper than a furnished studio in Roatán near West End or West Bay.
What's the average monthly rent for a 1-bedroom in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, the average monthly rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Honduras is about L12,500, which is roughly US$470 or €440.
Most 1-bedroom apartments in Honduras rent for L7,000 to L32,000 per month, or about US$265 to US$1,210 and €245 to €1,120.
The cheapest 1-bedroom rents in Honduras are often found in La Ceiba and older areas of Tegucigalpa or San Pedro Sula, while the highest rents are usually in Roatán, Lomas del Guijarro, Palmira, Río de Piedras, and Los Andes.
What's the average monthly rent for a 2-bedroom in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, the average monthly rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in Honduras is about L19,000, which is roughly US$715 or €665.
Most 2-bedroom apartments in Honduras rent for L14,000 to L50,000 per month, or about US$530 to US$1,885 and €490 to €1,750.
The cheaper 2-bedroom apartments in Honduras are usually in older urban areas and secondary cities, while the most expensive ones are in Roatán, Lomas del Guijarro, Palmira, Río de Piedras, and secure towers in San Pedro Sula.
By the way, you will find much more detailed rent ranges in our property pack covering the real estate market in Honduras.
What's the average rent per square meter in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, the average rent per square meter in Honduras is about L190 per month, which is roughly US$7.15 or €6.65 per square meter.
Across Honduras, a realistic rent range is L120 to more than L350 per square meter per month, or about US$4.50 to US$13.20 and €4.20 to €12.30.
This makes Honduras cheaper per square meter than many coastal expat markets in the region, but Roatán can still feel expensive because rents there are pushed up by foreign demand.
In Honduras, rent per square meter rises above average when the apartment has 24/7 security, parking, air conditioning, backup power, water storage, a good view, and a furnished setup.
How much have rents changed year-over-year in Honduras in 2026?
As of 2026, average residential rents in Honduras are estimated to be up about 5% to 7% year over year.
The main drivers are inflation, stronger demand for secure apartments, higher construction and maintenance costs, and expat demand in Roatán.
This 2026 rent increase in Honduras looks slightly stronger than the calmer parts of 2025, especially for furnished apartments and secure tower units.
What's the outlook for rent growth in Honduras in 2026?
As of 2026, rent growth in Honduras is likely to finish the year around 4% to 6% if inflation stays controlled.
The key forces to watch are household incomes, inflation, exchange-rate pressure, construction costs, security concerns, and demand from expats and local professionals.
The strongest rent growth in Honduras is expected in Roatán, Lomas del Guijarro, Palmira, Río de Piedras, Los Andes, and other secure areas with good services.
The main risk is that weaker household income, too much new supply, or a slowdown in expat demand could make rent growth lower than expected.
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Which neighborhoods rent best in Honduras as of 2026?
Which neighborhoods have the highest rents in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, the three highest-rent areas in Honduras are West Bay in Roatán at about L35,000 per month, West End in Roatán at about L32,000, and Lomas del Guijarro in Tegucigalpa at about L28,000, or roughly US$1,320, US$1,210, and US$1,055, which is about €1,230, €1,120, and €980.
These Honduras neighborhoods command premium rents because tenants pay more for safety, sea access, furnished apartments, good roads, parking, backup utilities, and short commutes.
The usual tenants in these high-rent Honduras areas are expats, NGO workers, diplomats, executives, remote workers, and higher-income local families.
By the way, we’ve written a blog article detailing Sources and methodology: we compared Encuentra24 Honduras, Realtor.com International, and BCH exchange-rate data. We focused on long-term residential rents, not nightly vacation prices. We also checked these areas against our own Honduras investor notes.
Where do young professionals prefer to rent in Honduras right now?
Young professionals in Honduras often prefer Lomas del Guijarro, Palmira, and Boulevard Morazán in Tegucigalpa, plus Río de Piedras and Los Andes in San Pedro Sula.
In these Honduras neighborhoods, young professionals usually pay L11,000 to L24,000 per month, or about US$415 to US$905 and €385 to €840.
These areas attract young professionals because they offer safer buildings, cafés, gyms, malls, offices, parking, internet, and shorter commutes.
By the way, you will find a detailed tenant analysis in our property pack covering the real estate market in Honduras.
Where do families prefer to rent in Honduras right now?
Families in Honduras often prefer Lomas del Guijarro, San Ignacio, and El Hatillo in Tegucigalpa, or Río de Piedras, El Pedregal, and Jardines del Valle in San Pedro Sula.
For 2- or 3-bedroom apartments in these family-friendly Honduras areas, typical rents are L18,000 to L45,000 per month, or about US$680 to US$1,700 and €630 to €1,580.
Families like these Honduras neighborhoods because they offer safer streets, parking, larger layouts, nearby schools, better water storage, and quieter residential surroundings.
Useful education options near these areas include international and bilingual schools in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, plus university-linked areas around UNITEC and other major campuses.
Which areas near transit or universities rent faster in Honduras in 2026?
As of 2026, the fastest-renting areas near transit or universities in Honduras are Boulevard Suyapa near UNAH, areas near UNITEC in Tegucigalpa, and Circunvalación or Altia-linked areas in San Pedro Sula.
Good rentals in these high-demand Honduras areas often stay listed for only 15 to 30 days when the price is realistic.
Being close to a major university or transport corridor can add a premium of about L1,500 to L4,000 per month, or roughly US$55 to US$150 and €50 to €140.
Which neighborhoods are most popular with expats in Honduras right now?
The most popular expat neighborhoods in Honduras are West End, West Bay, and Sandy Bay in Roatán, followed by Lomas del Guijarro and Palmira in Tegucigalpa for work-based expats.
Expats in these Honduras areas often pay L18,000 to L50,000 per month, or about US$680 to US$1,885 and €630 to €1,750.
These neighborhoods attract expats because they offer furnished apartments, English-friendly services, restaurants, beaches or business access, stronger security, and easier daily life.
The most visible expat groups in these Honduras neighborhoods include Americans, Canadians, Europeans, NGO workers, diplomats, retirees, remote workers, and regional business tenants.
And if you are also an expat, you may want to read our Sources and methodology: we compared Realtor.com International, Encuentra24 Honduras, and BCH exchange rates. We treated Roatán separately because its rental market is more dollarized and expat-driven. We also used our own expat-demand notes from the Honduras market.
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Who rents, and what do tenants want in Honduras right now?
What tenant profiles dominate rentals in Honduras?
The three main tenant profiles in Honduras are local salaried workers, young professionals and students, and higher-budget expats or corporate tenants.
As a working estimate, local salaried workers represent about 45% of the rental market, young professionals and students about 30%, and expats or corporate tenants about 15%, with the rest made up of short-term and special cases.
Local workers usually look for simple 1- or 2-bedroom units, young professionals and students often choose studios or 1-bedrooms, and expats or executives prefer furnished 1- to 3-bedroom apartments in safer areas.
If you want to optimize your cashflow, you can read our Sources and methodology: we used INE EPHPM, BCH and INE ENIGH, and Encuentra24 listings. We used official data to frame household demand and listings to observe property choices. We also adjusted the split using our own tenant-market analysis.
Do tenants prefer furnished or unfurnished in Honduras?
In Honduras, about 65% of long-term local tenants prefer unfurnished rentals, while about 35% prefer furnished rentals.
A furnished apartment in Honduras usually earns L2,000 to L6,000 more per month than a similar unfurnished unit, or about US$75 to US$225 and €70 to €210.
Furnished rentals in Honduras are most popular with expats, students, NGO workers, corporate tenants, remote workers, and people staying for less than two years.
Which amenities increase rent the most in Honduras?
The five amenities that increase rent the most in Honduras are 24/7 security, parking, air conditioning, backup power, and water storage.
In Honduras, these amenities can each add about L800 to L4,000 per month depending on the unit, or roughly US$30 to US$150 and €28 to €140.
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What renovations get the best ROI for rentals in Honduras?
The five renovations with the best rental ROI in Honduras are air conditioning, a modern kitchen, a clean bathroom, better security, and water storage or backup power access.
Typical renovation costs range from about L8,000 to L120,000 per item, or US$300 to US$4,500 and €280 to €4,200, and the expected rent increase is often L800 to L6,000 per month depending on the upgrade.
Low-ROI renovations in Honduras usually include very expensive imported finishes, overly personal decoration, luxury appliances in budget areas, and upgrades that do not improve safety, comfort, water, cooling, or parking.
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How strong is rental demand in Honduras as of 2026?
What's the vacancy rate for rentals in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, the estimated urban rental vacancy rate in Honduras is about 8% to 10%.
In stronger Honduras neighborhoods, vacancy can be closer to 5% to 7%, while overpriced luxury units or weaker locations can sit above 12%.
Compared with the historical pattern, the current Honduras vacancy rate looks normal to slightly tight for secure and well-located apartments, but still loose for overpriced units.
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How many days do rentals stay listed in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, a typical rental in Honduras stays listed for about 30 to 45 days when the price is realistic.
Fast-moving furnished 1-bedrooms in Roatán, Boulevard Morazán, UNAH-linked areas, Río de Piedras, and Los Andes can rent in 15 to 30 days, while overpriced luxury units can take 60 to 90 days.
Compared with one year ago, days on market in Honduras appear slightly shorter for secure and furnished apartments, but not for older or poorly located apartments.
Which months have peak tenant demand in Honduras?
The peak months for tenant demand in Honduras are usually January, February, May, June, July, August, and September.
These months are stronger because job changes, school planning, university moves, and mid-year relocations all create more rental searches.
The slowest months for rentals in Honduras are often late November and December because many tenants delay moving until after the holidays.
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What will my monthly costs be in Honduras as of 2026?
What property taxes should landlords expect in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, a typical landlord in Honduras should budget roughly L2,500 to L10,000 per year for municipal property tax on a normal apartment, or about US$95 to US$375 and €90 to €350.
The realistic annual property-tax range in Honduras can run from below L2,000 to more than L25,000, or about US$75 to US$945 and €70 to €875, depending on cadastral value and municipality.
Property tax in Honduras is municipal and the Ley de Municipalidades allows urban property tax of up to L3.50 per L1,000 of cadastral value, which equals a cap of 0.35% per year.
Please note that, in our property pack covering the real estate market in Honduras, we cover what exemptions or deductions may be available to reduce property taxes for landlords.
What utilities do landlords often pay in Honduras right now?
Landlords in Honduras most often pay condominium maintenance, building security, municipal garbage charges, and sometimes water.
Typical landlord-paid costs in Honduras can be about L1,000 to L6,000 per month for building fees and security, L100 to L400 for garbage or municipal charges, and L300 to L1,200 for water, or roughly US$55 to US$285 and €50 to €265 in total.
The common practice in Honduras is that tenants pay electricity, internet, cable, and gas, while furnished expat rentals may bundle more services into a higher rent.
How is rental income taxed in Honduras as of 2026?
As of 2026, Honduras applies a specific 10% final tax on residential rental income when rent is above L15,000 per month, either from one unit or from units in the same property.
Landlords should ask a local accountant about ordinary deductions, but the usual landlord costs to track are maintenance, municipal taxes, condominium fees, repairs, insurance, and service charges.
The main Honduras-specific tax mistakes are ignoring the L15,000 monthly rental threshold, mixing several units in the same property incorrectly, and failing to keep local records that support landlord expenses.
We cover these mistakes, among others, in our Sources and methodology: we used SAR rental-income tax guidance, TSC municipal law, and AMHON property-tax information. We separated rental-income tax from municipal property tax. We also cross-checked the rules with our Honduras landlord-cost model.
We did some research and made this infographic to help you quickly compare rental yields of the major cities in Honduras versus those in neighboring countries. It provides a clear view of how this country positions itself as a real estate investment destination, which might interest you if you’re planning to invest there.
What sources have we used to write this blog article?
Whether it’s in our blog articles or the market analyses included in our property pack about Honduras, we always rely on the strongest methodology we can … and we don’t throw out numbers at random.
We also aim to be fully transparent, so below we’ve listed the authoritative sources we used, and explained how we used them and the methods behind our estimates.
| Source | Why we trust it | How we used it |
|---|---|---|
| Instituto Nacional de Estadística Honduras, EPHPM | It is Honduras’ official household survey source. | We used it to understand household structure, renter profiles, and urban demand. We did not use it as a live rent-price source. |
| INE Honduras main site | It is the official national statistics institute of Honduras. | We used it to verify the official statistical base for Honduras. We treated it as a demographic source, not as a rent index. |
| ILO Survey Catalogue, Honduras EPHPM 2024 | It republishes structured metadata for official INE household survey data. | We used it to cross-check the producer and coverage of the household survey. We used it mainly for tenant-demand context. |
| BCH, Índice de Precios al Consumidor | It is the official central-bank CPI source for Honduras. | We used it to anchor inflation and housing-cost direction. We used it because Honduras does not publish a national rent index. |
| BCH, IPC methodology update | It explains the updated CPI methodology and base. | We used it to avoid mixing incompatible CPI series. We used it to keep the 2026 rent-growth estimate more consistent. |
| BCH, exchange-rate data | It is the official exchange-rate source for Honduras. | We used it to convert lempira rents into approximate US dollars. We rounded at about L26.5 per US$1 for June 2026. |
| BCH and INE, ENIGH 2023-2024 | It is the official national household income and expenditure survey. | We used it to check household affordability and spending logic. We did not use it as a live rent listing source. |
| SAR rental-income tax FAQ | It is official guidance from Honduras’ tax administration. | We used it for the 10% rental-income tax rule above L15,000 per month. We used it for the landlord-tax section. |
| Ley de Municipalidades, CEPAL legal platform | CEPAL republishes legal and urban-policy instruments for the region. | We used it to confirm the municipal property-tax ceiling. We cross-checked it with Honduran legal sources. |
| Ley de Municipalidades, Tribunal Superior de Cuentas PDF | It is an official Honduran public-law source. | We used it to confirm municipal property-tax rules. We used it for the landlord-cost section. |
| AMHON municipal tax explainer | It comes from the Honduran municipal association. | We used it to explain that property tax is municipal and usually paid annually. We used it to show why costs vary by municipality. |
| Ley de Inquilinato, IAIP portal | It is a public-access Honduran legal document for rental law. | We used it to understand the legal background of residential leasing. We did not use it to price current rents. |
| Encuentra24 Honduras rentals | It is one of the largest active listing portals used in the region. | We used it to sample live asking rents across Honduras. We treated those prices as asking rents, not final signed rents. |
| Encuentra24 San Pedro Sula rentals | It gives active asking-rent evidence for Honduras’ second-largest city. | We used it to triangulate 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rents in San Pedro Sula. We removed obvious luxury and short-stay outliers. |
| Realtor.com International Honduras rent listings | It aggregates international listings from recognized broker feeds. | We used it as a second private-sector check. We used it mainly to validate upper-end expat and coastal asking rents. |
| UNITEC campus information | It is an official university source. | We used it to identify real student-demand nodes in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. We used it for the university and transit rental-demand section. |
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