Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.0 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in United States instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.64
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.04
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
$109.59
|
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