Cost of living comparison
Lima is 12.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Lima instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Lima
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
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