Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 51.3% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$10.74
CRC5,647.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$9.76
CRC5,133.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$2.01
CRC1,058.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$1.50
CRC788.85
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$2.66
CRC1,400.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$4.50
CRC2,367.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$7.34
CRC3,861.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$3.25
CRC1,709.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$4.56
CRC2,398.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$2.28
CRC1,198.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$0.63
CRC332.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$1.30
CRC685.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$1.28
CRC674.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$1.23
CRC646.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$1.08
CRC567.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$5.59
CRC2,941.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$38.19
CRC20,088.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,633,296.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$13.67
CRC7,189.24
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$47.58
CRC25,026.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$701.17
CRC368,776.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$443.75
CRC233,389.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$54.88
CRC28,863.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$463.64
CRC243,852.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,638,029.69
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$3.47
CRC1,822.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$3.56
CRC1,874.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$4.59
CRC2,412.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$58.91
CRC30,982.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$7.81
CRC4,106.99
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$83.78
CRC44,061.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$52.26
CRC27,484.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$126.81
CRC66,693.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$119.58
CRC62,890.93
|
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