Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 69.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$4.49
€4.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.59
€26.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.39
€24.67
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$907.05
€847.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$677.26
€633.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$166.29
€155.46
|
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