Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 34.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,186
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥830
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥138
|
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,116
|
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥856
|
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥320
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥597
|
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥518
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥521
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥354
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥359
|
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥280
|
?? | |
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥747
|
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥105,255
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥652
|
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥555
|
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥712
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
?? | |
pay 62.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,254
|
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
|
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