Cost of living comparison
Doha is 79.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Doha instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$8.24
QAR29.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$7.69
QAR27.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$1.55
QAR5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$5.39
QAR19.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$8.01
QAR29.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$3.92
QAR14.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$32.96
QAR119.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$21,975.32
QAR79,950.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$19.78
QAR71.96
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$88.99
QAR323.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,171.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,864.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$76.42
QAR278.01
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$767.35
QAR2,791.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,474.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$12.36
QAR44.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$5.78
QAR21.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$6.59
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$124.58
QAR453.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$12.36
QAR44.97
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$60.03
QAR218.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$46.36
QAR168.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$89.37
QAR325.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$96.03
QAR349.36
|
|
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