Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.0 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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