Tegucigalpa - Post Report Question and Answers
How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?
If you have special dietary needs, it will take some work finding consistency. However, I believe between the DPO and local availability, people have been able to manage. Vegans and vegetarians might find the options lackluster here, however people in general find that the local cuisine leaves much to be desired. Cook at home, you might fare better that way. - Mar 2024
Have most of what they have in the states but inconsistent with stocking specific brands. - Jan 2024
Almost everything you want from home is available here. Both of the main grocery chains have US brands, as well as a fair selection of vegan, gluten-free, keto, food items that are pre-packaged. It is definitely more expensive here to have US brands...for example a Starbucks brand creamer is about $11/bottle here and $5/bottle at home. However, fruit and veg from the street vendors is reasonably priced, even when given the gringo pricing. Wine is overpriced and mediocre. It's a huge disappointment, actually. You really will be able to find familiar brands or something equal here (Tide, Doritos, Hershey). We have a small exchange at the Embassy and a larger exchange at Comayagua which are fabulous! I love having easy access to fairly priced US goods. - Aug 2023
No issues. - Feb 2022
Grocery shopping is a breeze! We live within half a mile of a Pricesmart (identical to the Costco you find in the U.S.) and half a mile to two other full-sized, completely stocked grocery stores. Walmart is also here, but we only go once a year because we find everything we need in the other stores. The cost of groceries is about 15% more than in the U.S. for imported items and equal or less for local items. - Oct 2019
Many American-style grocery stores. Open market at the stadium on the weekends. Fruit stands on the side of the road. Produce is cheap. You can find most things you would find (different brands) at the store. Also hardware stores, Walmart, and Pricesmart (costco). - Jul 2018
Great. You can get any US-type goods you need at PriceSmart (a Costco knockoff), or at local grocery stores, of which there are at least two or three within 10 minutes' walk of most USG housing. Cleaning products, peanut butter, processed and frozen junk food--you name it. Both US and local brands. There are fruit stalls at many corners selling a great variety of papayas, mangos, pineapple, oranges, potato, onion, tomatoes, banana, plantain, cassava, sometimes beets, avocado, watermelon, cilantro, carrots, sweet and hot peppers, cantaloupe, passionfruit, mandarins, limes, garlic, cabbage, and I'm probably forgetting some things. I get most leafy vegetables at grocery stores, since roadside stands don't stock them (no refrigeration), but for most other stuff, roadside stands are fresher and cheaper than the grocery store. I have read other complaints about produce, and I don't know what they're talking about. If you want fresh, flavorful produce, it's plentiful. Even if you want underripe, waxed US-style produce, you can get it at any supermarket. Meat is plentiful, both national and from the US. - May 2018
You'd think in a country of year-round summer you'd have access to fantastic produce, but unfortunately, all the good stuff gets exported. There is an open market on the weekends that has produce as far as the eye can see, but it's all the same produce. Everyone is selling carrots, onions, potatoes, limes, and cilantro. There is a fishmonger where you can buy fresh fish, and you can even get a smoothie at the center of the market. You will not find any variety or specialty produce, even in the grocery stores. Sometimes it's even difficult to find produce in the grocery store that's not past its prime. There is one organic store called Organica, but the prices are 3x the price of Whole Foods, and it's all either boxed items or frozen. There is one area for produce, but every time I've been there the produce has been rotting. There is also Más por Menos, which is a "specialty" grocery store where you will find some items from the US you can't find elsewhere. We have Pricemart, which is like Costco, and Walmart. Neither are quite up to par with their US equivalents. - May 2018
You can get pretty much everything here. PriceSmart carries Costco brand products. The local market is kind of fun to visit on Saturday for cheap produce. Lettuce/kale/spinach is low quality but most of the other produce is ok. Some people bleached their fruit and veggies; I never did this and didn't have any issues. - Apr 2018
Local goods reasonable. Imported U.S. goods are a little costlier (Ben and Jerry's $10). - Jun 2016
- Decent. - Feb 2016
Most everything is available here, but imported foods are expensive, as are clothes and other consumer goods, electronics etc. - Aug 2015
Vegetables and fruits are cheap, but imported products can be much more expensive than relatively good Honduran counterparts. Seafood can be cheaper here, but not shrimp. - Jul 2015
You can find most things here that you would in the U.S. give or take a few specialized items like certain spices, etc. that we just order online. - Dec 2014
Local products are relatively inexpensive; imported products are a bit more so it balances out. - Oct 2014
Available and reasonable. - Sep 2014
You can get pretty much anything you want here, comparable to U.S. prices. Imported goods are more but local stuff is cheaper so it balances out. - Aug 2014
Reasonable. - Jun 2014
Fruits, veggies, and seafood seem cheaper than the U.S. but most other things are more expensive. - Mar 2014
It's generally good - maybe 20% more than you would pay in the U.S. There's a good supply of fresh fruits and vegetables and very good priced seafood. Be aware though that you must be careful to disinfect: peel or cook all fruits or vegetables before consumption. - Jan 2014
I would say reasonable. - Oct 2013
Almost everything is here. - Jun 2013
Everything is available, though some things can be expensive. Electronics are costly. - Jun 2013
Locally available things (fruits, veggies, etc.) are very inexpensive.Imported things (high quality meats, cheeses, etc.) can be very expensive. - Apr 2013
I find prices reasonable here. - Nov 2009
You can find almost anything here. It's great. There is a Pricemart, which is a lot like Sam's Club, where you can get ground beef, chicken, fish, veggies, cereal, chips, detergent. They sell lots of American brands, and the prices are fairly comparable to those in the states. The regular grocery stores also have a lot of American brands for packaged foods like cereal, rice, and pasta sauce. You can find almost anything. - Oct 2009
