Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 78.8% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD334.26
|
$12.00
HTG1,593.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD299.34
|
$11.39
HTG1,512.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.20
|
$1.56
HTG207.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.34
|
$1.50
HTG199.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.08
|
$2.50
HTG331.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD221.39
|
$5.00
HTG663.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD263.42
|
$5.68
HTG754.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.52
|
$2.80
HTG371.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.86
|
$6.91
HTG917.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.66
|
$2.27
HTG301.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.84
|
$0.54
HTG72.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.32
|
$0.45
HTG60.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.83
|
$0.45
HTG60.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.93
|
$2.27
HTG301.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.02
|
$1.27
HTG168.66
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD309.01
|
$2.01
HTG266.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,446.79
|
$20.00
HTG2,655.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,796,019.63
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,647,854.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD339.25
|
$3.58
HTG475.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,147.46
|
$165.98
HTG22,041.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,984.06
|
$910.00
HTG120,844.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,558.70
|
$890.00
HTG118,188.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,003.31
|
$76.47
HTG10,154.98
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,068.31
|
$100.00
HTG13,279.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD243,163.09
|
$6,867.80
HTG912,015.55
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.73
|
$5.00
HTG663.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.84
|
$1.65
HTG218.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.65
|
$2.00
HTG265.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,995.58
|
$69.54
HTG9,234.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD349.23
|
$10.00
HTG1,327.96
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,855.70
|
$80.00
HTG10,623.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,060.65
|
$75.00
HTG9,959.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,524.59
|
$120.00
HTG15,935.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,153.22
|
$150.00
HTG19,919.38
|
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