Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 15.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
|
pay 46.4% more for clothing
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
|
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