Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.2 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
£0.47
|
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pay 81.9% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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