Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 35.5% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 69.7% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 97.5% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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