Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 77.6% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Harare
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Harare
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Harare
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Harare
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
|
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