Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 3.0 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Port-au-prince
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
?? | |
pay 69.4% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Asmara
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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