Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 36.6% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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