Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.3 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
?? | |
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
Damascus
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
?? | |
pay 85.5% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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