Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 4.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
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