Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 35.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Spain, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
?? | |
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Spain
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Spain
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Spain
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
?? | |
pay 44.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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