Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
?? | |
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
?? | |
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
?? | |
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
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