Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 67.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
$18.40
kr2,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
$15.62
kr2,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
$2.53
kr347
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
$2.03
kr277
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
$3.40
kr466
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
$7.20
kr984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
$5.90
kr806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
$5.64
kr771
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
$8.08
kr1,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$1.57
kr214
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$0.93
kr127
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
kr168
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
$2.22
kr303
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
$1.24
kr170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
kr94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
$8.90
kr1,217
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.56
kr8,965
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.44
kr4,026
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
$64.04
kr8,757
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,613.16
kr220,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,379.70
kr188,671
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
$69.31
kr9,479
|
|
pay 85.3% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
$282.44
kr38,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
$6,058.18
kr828,444
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
$9.47
kr1,295
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
$4.53
kr619
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
$11.66
kr1,594
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
$67.30
kr9,204
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.66
kr1,868
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
$108.17
kr14,791
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.41
kr5,937
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
$137.74
kr18,836
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
$182.49
kr24,956
|
|
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