Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.3 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
?? | |
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 36.3% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
?? | |
pay 62.8% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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