Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 10.5% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Canada, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
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pay 8.3% more for transportation
Canada
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
?? | |
pay 63.6% more for housing
Canada
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Canada
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
?? | |
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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