Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 51.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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