Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.6 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$21.06
€19.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$3.42
€3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$30.32
€28.13
|
|
pay 57.5% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$38.16
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$96.05
€89.11
|
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