Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 4.1% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
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pay 19.2% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
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pay 73.0% more for housing
Wellington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
?? | |
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Wellington
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
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