Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 51.3% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
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