Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 54.2% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
?? | |
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
?? | |
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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