Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 19.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 79.6% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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