Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 13.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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