Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 4.8% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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