Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 85.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
?? | |
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 19.7% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
?? | |
pay 72.4% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
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