Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 21.4% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Pretoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
|
pay 31.3% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
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