Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.2 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 55.8% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 78.4% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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