Can you live a good life in honduras with american money?

Question

If you send your kids to honduras but born in the usa and send money over there every month can you live a good life out there? Does anyone know. I have a friend who is planning ot do that with her daughter? But her mom lives bad out there but she says when you send money you can live a good life? Is that true?

Answer 1

Well, it depends in what area you live, what school do you go, and what people you hang out with.

You can live a fairly good lifestyle in here.

Many people live with the money that family members send to them ("remesas" in spanish) from other countries, specially from the US.

Lifestyle here is much cheaper here than other countries because of our devaluated currency (L.19.03 Lempiras per $1), though you can find a lot of things here and feel they are so cheap if you are paid in a stronger currency.

There are lots of american influence in here, we import a lot of things from the US. There are also many people from El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia and other spanish speaking country people living here.

If your kids come to Honduras, they might experience some  cultural schock specially if they don't speak spanish; but with time, they can adapt pretty well.

If you need more info, you can e-mail me at [e-mail].

I'll be glad to help on what I can.

Cheers and happy new year!

Answer 2

Yes. As in Nicaragua, Honduras imports almost anything you can think of from other countries. However, these imported items are expensive over here because of the rise of import taxes the U.S. as placed on both countries. But, if your friend sends his/her daughter to live in Honduras and sends cash every other week, or month, she will live a very good life. If the girl is an American-born Honduran (a parent, or both, from Honduras) i doubt she will have much of a culture shock.

However, this also depends on what city or town she will live in. The capital, and the city of San Perdo Sula (SPS) are very modern, but, as the answerer above stated, crime is rising, but crime is everywhere, including where she lives right now. In the capital and SPS you can find any American-fast food restaurant, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Starbucks, Subway, ect. and items (such as shampoo, lotions, ect. from the U.S. are readily available in Honduras, however, as i mentioned before, are more expensive than they are in the U.S.). If you buy items manufatured nationaly, or in other Latin American countries, they are very cheap, and some of the food products are much better for your health and taste better too. Here in Nicaragua we have these things, i forget the name of them, but they are exactly like cheetos (even taste better) and cost only 1 cordoba ($1 U.S. Dollar = 18.50 Nicaraguan Cordobas) so 1 bag costs less than 10 u.s. cents. Meat, Vegetables, Rice Fruits are all super cheap in Honduras too.

Honduras is a wonderful country and making friends with Hondurans is not hard, they are very friendly and loving people. I know this because i have many friends that live or are from Honduras. I also have many of which i visit, since i live in Nicaragua, we always take turns coming and going.

Answer 3

Well the current exchange from USD to Honduras money is USD$1 to L$20. However if you ask if it is a good life then it different to everyone. Honduras crime is on the rise, so even if you had lots of money you wouldn't be able to go out (have fun ) much. However it helps to have money to go to private school and make friends. Good Luck