Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 50.2% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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