Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 21.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.73
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.18
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
$77.33
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ecuador or Port-au-prince. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.