Cost of living comparison
Riga is 50.8% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Riga instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Riga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$5.42
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$7.79
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$489.54
€454.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$337.47
€313.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$404.77
€375.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$44.13
€40.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Riga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.87
€41.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$112.87
€104.72
|
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