Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.1 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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