Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 1.4% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
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pay 13.3% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
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pay 64.6% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
?? | |
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
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