Cost of living comparison
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Saint Helier vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary
Saint Helier is 85.8% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
Saint Helier vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$39.64
£29.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.57
£7.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$3.28
£2.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.48
£1.86
|
Port-au-prince vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
$2.75
£2.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
$3.60
£2.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
$8.51
£6.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
$6.26
£4.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
$5.39
£4.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
$1.90
£1.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
$1.57
£1.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
$1.87
£1.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
$2.02
£1.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
$1.45
£1.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
$1.40
£1.05
|
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Port-au-prince vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
$7.81
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
$68.71
£51.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,428.74
£19,829.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
$24.93
£18.70
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Saint Helier - Cost of transportation
pay 88.7% more for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$72.68
£54.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.78
HTG119K
|
$1,838.45
£1,379.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.79
HTG117K
|
$1,568.11
£1,176.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$243.20
£182.47
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,708.95
£2,032.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,892.93
£8,923.27
|
Port-au-prince vs. Saint Helier - Cost of childcare
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$7.93
£5.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.83
£3.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
$19.82
£14.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$75.98
£57.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
$19.82
£14.87
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Saint Helier - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$103.51
£77.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
$72.68
£54.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$118.93
£89.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$207.03
£155.33
|
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Port-au-prince vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing
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