Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 34.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,592.41
|
$10.94
RON50.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,510.92
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.68
|
$2.09
RON9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG199.05
|
$2.12
RON9.71
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.75
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
$4.60
RON21.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.49
|
$6.63
RON30.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.94
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG916.74
|
$3.02
RON13.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
$0.54
RON2.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.23
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
$0.90
RON4.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.54
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG266.31
|
$5.88
RON26.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,654.02
|
$17.51
RON80.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,644,532.06
|
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG475.07
|
$5.91
RON27.12
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,025.80
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,757.83
|
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG118,103.82
|
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,147.72
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,270.09
|
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,363.58
|
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
$3.06
RON14.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.65
|
$3.15
RON14.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.40
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,228.23
|
$50.37
RON231.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,327.01
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,616.07
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,952.57
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,924.11
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,905.14
|
$100.55
RON461.59
|
|
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