Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 16.1% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 43.2% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Luanda
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
|
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