Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 6.2% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Paris, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.50
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.99
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.94
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
?? | |
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.31
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Paris
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.11
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.13
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.71
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.43
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
?? | |
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€132.88
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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