Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 71.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
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Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
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pay 29.9% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$124.62
CN¥902.97
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