Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 63.4% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
?? | |
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
?? | |
pay 70.8% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
?? | |
pay 39.8% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
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