Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.1 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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