Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 62.0% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 36.4% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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