Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 59.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$8.11
₩11,217
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$5.90
₩8,158
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$1.53
₩2,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$0.82
₩1,137
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$3.09
₩4,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$6.06
₩8,378
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$8.19
₩11,334
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$4.76
₩6,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$3.12
₩4,315
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$1.57
₩2,175
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$2.58
₩3,569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$2.72
₩3,756
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$1.91
₩2,639
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$1.42
₩1,958
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$4.69
₩6,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$45.15
₩62,460
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$27,815.53
₩38,476,389
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$9.44
₩13,053
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$23.52
₩32,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$873.53
₩1,208,325
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$528.87
₩731,564
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$140.47
₩194,307
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$381.75
₩528,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$20,838.36
₩28,825,084
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$3.69
₩5,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$3.88
₩5,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$3.32
₩4,589
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$52.67
₩72,851
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$11.06
₩15,296
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$60.77
₩84,065
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$44.72
₩61,855
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$85.92
₩118,848
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$127.28
₩176,058
|
|
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