Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 8.0% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.68
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.98
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.82
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.19
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.24
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.66
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.71
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
?? | |
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.44
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
?? | |
pay 5.6% more for housing
Victoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,353.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,481.68
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.53
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,859.40
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.42
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.89
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.32
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.45
|
?? | |
pay 49.3% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR814.97
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.40
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.68
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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