Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 56.6% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$4.27
EGP203.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$4.27
EGP203.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$0.25
EGP11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$0.12
EGP5.84
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$0.56
EGP26.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$1.68
EGP80.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$3.57
EGP170.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$1.44
EGP68.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$2.14
EGP101.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.62
EGP29.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$0.20
EGP9.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.15
EGP7.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.15
EGP7.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.17
EGP8.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$0.28
EGP13.52
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$0.96
EGP45.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$6.40
EGP305.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,629,325.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$2.88
EGP137.47
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$7.77
EGP370.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$194.33
EGP9,271.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$117.39
EGP5,600.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$14.34
EGP684.09
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$99.11
EGP4,728.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$1,728.87
EGP82,484.58
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$1.76
EGP84.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$1.50
EGP71.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$1.76
EGP84.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$17.05
EGP813.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$3.20
EGP152.75
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$34.43
EGP1,642.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$41.73
EGP1,991.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$89.91
EGP4,289.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$50.03
EGP2,386.71
|
|
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