Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 98.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
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