Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 3.5 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
?? | |
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
?? | |
pay 9.2 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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