Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 54.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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