Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 34.9% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
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Ashgabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
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pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
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pay 19.8% more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
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