Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 12.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$5.96
MUR278.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$5.31
MUR248.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$0.99
MUR46.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$0.55
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$0.68
MUR31.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$5.85
MUR273.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$5.66
MUR264.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$2.02
MUR94.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$2.98
MUR139.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.82
MUR38.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.92
MUR43.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$1.41
MUR66.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.58
MUR27.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$0.65
MUR30.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$5.90
MUR276.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$21.67
MUR1,013.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,622,134.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$20.59
MUR963.14
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$36.24
MUR1,695.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$462.26
MUR21,628.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$375.59
MUR17,573.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$32.64
MUR1,527.31
|
|
pay 39.2% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$221.74
MUR10,374.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$3,900.32
MUR182,490.18
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$2.38
MUR111.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$2.30
MUR107.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$6.50
MUR304.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$28.17
MUR1,317.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$5.42
MUR253.46
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$58.50
MUR2,737.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$44.49
MUR2,081.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$91.73
MUR4,291.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$75.84
MUR3,548.42
|
|
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