Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 91.5% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
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