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Cover of Honduras Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

What does buying a home in Honduras cost on top of the price? About 4.5% on a $100,000 flat ($4,500), falling to about 2.9% on a $1.2 million villa ($35,000): the notary’s fee shrinks as the price rises.

What does owning a home in Honduras cost each year? Property tax is light: about $400 a year on a $200,000 flat.

How much is held back when you sell in Honduras from abroad? Sell for $260k and the buyer keeps $10,400, 4% of the whole price, for the tax office.

What tax do you pay when you sell a home in Honduras? Bought $200k, sold $260k: a $52k gain. Living in Honduras, you pay $5.2k.

Notary, tax, registry: who does what in Honduras, and what do they charge? The seller usually pays the agent.

What’s the cheapest way to move your money to Honduras? A broker or Wise: about $1,400 to $1,600 on $200,000.

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Honduras Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

INSIDE THE GUIDE

Every fee you’ll pay, line by line
Who pays what: buyer or seller
Where you can legally pay less
The costs nobody mentions upfront
What owning costs you every year
How much tax you’ll owe on rent
What you’ll pay when you sell
How to move your money in cheaply
Who does what, and what they charge
The tax traps foreigners fall into
What’s changed in the last 12 months
What could go wrong, and how to avoid it

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Verified data with sourcesUpdated in November 2026