Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 32.0% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Nairobi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Nairobi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Nairobi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Nairobi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Nairobi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Nairobi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 72.4% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Nairobi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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