Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 5.8% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
?? | |
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
?? | |
pay 81.5% more for housing
Ireland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
?? | |
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
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