Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 17.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
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