Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.0 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
?? | |
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Philippines
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Philippines
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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