Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 65.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,592.41
|
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,510.92
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.68
|
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG199.05
|
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.75
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.49
|
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.94
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG916.74
|
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.23
|
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.54
|
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG266.31
|
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,654.02
|
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,644,532.06
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG475.07
|
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,025.80
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,757.83
|
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG118,103.82
|
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,147.72
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,270.09
|
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,363.58
|
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.65
|
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.40
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,228.23
|
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,327.01
|
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,616.07
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,952.57
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,924.11
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,905.14
|
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
|
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