Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.4 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
?? | |
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
?? | |
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
?? | |
pay 18.0% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
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