Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.3 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
|
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