Cost of living comparison
Suva is 3.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Suva instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
|
pay 64.6% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
|
pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 60.8% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
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