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
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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