Cost of living comparison
London is 3.1 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in London instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$21.12
£16.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$4.08
£3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$5.80
£4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$3.80
£3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$8.25
£6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£159.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.83
£18.28
|
|
pay 98.1% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$7.45
£5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$56.73
£45.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.91
£11.94
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.71
£34.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$120.19
£96.24
|
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