Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 72.7% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
?? | |
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
?? | |
pay 57.8% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
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