Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 20.3% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
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Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
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pay 33.8% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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