Cost of living comparison
Praia is 18.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Praia instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
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