Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 46.1% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
|
pay 72.8% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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