Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 6.4% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Washington, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
?? | |
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Washington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
?? | |
pay 80.6% more for housing
Washington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Washington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
?? | |
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Washington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
|
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