Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 7.9% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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