Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 8.1 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.92
|
$12.00
HTG1,592.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.89
|
$11.39
HTG1,510.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$1.56
HTG207.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$1.50
HTG199.05
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$2.50
HTG331.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.79
|
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.20
|
$5.68
HTG753.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.95
|
$2.80
HTG370.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.40
|
$6.91
HTG916.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.54
HTG72.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$1.27
HTG168.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.31
|
$2.01
HTG266.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,654.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,943.70
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,644,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.83
|
$3.58
HTG475.07
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.79
|
$165.98
HTG22,025.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$910.00
HTG120,757.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$890.00
HTG118,103.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.14
|
$76.47
HTG10,147.72
|
|
pay 41.2 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.95
|
$100.00
HTG13,270.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.20
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,363.58
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.97
|
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.97
|
$1.65
HTG218.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.90
|
$2.00
HTG265.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$69.54
HTG9,228.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,327.01
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.96
|
$80.00
HTG10,616.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.90
|
$75.00
HTG9,952.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$120.00
HTG15,924.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.72
|
$150.00
HTG19,905.14
|
|
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