Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 54.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 81.5% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
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