Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 29.2% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
?? | |
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
?? | |
pay 8.6% more for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
?? | |
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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