Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.1 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
?? | |
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
?? | |
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
?? | |
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
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