Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 63.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
?? | |
pay 46.6% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
?? | |
pay 11.7% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 52.9% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
?? | |
pay 72.5% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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