Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 32.5% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Athens, you would:
pay 93.1% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Athens
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
?? | |
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Athens
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Athens
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
?? | |
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Athens
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
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