Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 4.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
?? | |
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
?? | |
pay 88.7% more for housing
Iceland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
?? | |
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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