Cost of living comparison
Spain is 21.1% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Spain instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.42
€7.87
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
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