Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 3.5 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
?? | |
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
?? | |
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
|
pay 77.8% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
|
pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Port-au-prince
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
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