Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 85.2% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.78
|
$12.00
HTG1,592.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
$11.39
HTG1,510.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$1.56
HTG207.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$1.50
HTG199.05
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$2.50
HTG331.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.77
|
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.05
|
$5.68
HTG753.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
$2.80
HTG370.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
$6.91
HTG916.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$0.54
HTG72.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$1.27
HTG168.54
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.85
|
$2.01
HTG266.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
$20.00
HTG2,654.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,644,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.91
|
$3.58
HTG475.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
$165.98
HTG22,025.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
$910.00
HTG120,757.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
$890.00
HTG118,103.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
$76.47
HTG10,147.72
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
$100.00
HTG13,270.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,363.58
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$1.65
HTG218.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
$2.00
HTG265.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
$69.54
HTG9,228.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.45
|
$10.00
HTG1,327.01
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
$80.00
HTG10,616.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
$75.00
HTG9,952.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
$120.00
HTG15,924.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
$150.00
HTG19,905.14
|
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