Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 84.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,148.22
|
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛3,992.72
|
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,785.78
|
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,716.64
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛25,904.85
|
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛32,814.88
|
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,500.17
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,651.67
|
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,235.11
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,641.20
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,232.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,581.79
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,731.57
|
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,741.73
|
?? | |
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛17,886.43
|
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛42,814.97
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,266.79
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛121,784.79
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,156,978.80
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,287,471.20
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,064.99
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,191,879.10
|
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,110,638.69
|
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
|
pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,029.64
|
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,671.44
|
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,245.95
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,200.93
|
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛85,518.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,085.85
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛374,181.21
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,725.56
|
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
|
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