Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 0.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
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Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
฿17.00
|
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pay 35.6% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.63
฿208.30
|
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pay 45.9% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
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