Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 68.4% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 84.4% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
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pay 57.0% less for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 85.7% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
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pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
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pay 68.7% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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