Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.9 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in George Town instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 97.5% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$15.00
KYD12.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$2.73
KYD2.27
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$4.68
KYD3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$12.11
KYD10.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$5.48
KYD4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$4.58
KYD3.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$3.78
KYD3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$6.98
KYD5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,429.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$72.01
KYD59.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$114.70
KYD95.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,245.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,853.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$317.39
KYD263.89
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,164.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,602.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$6.44
KYD5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$14.40
KYD11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$73.67
KYD61.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$18.00
KYD14.97
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$85.51
KYD71.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$112.01
KYD93.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$132.97
KYD110.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$163.52
KYD135.96
|
|
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