Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 4.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.2 times more in Port-au-prince
- Groceries
-
pay 2.9 times more in Port-au-prince
- Transportation
-
pay 13.0% less in Port-au-prince
- Housing
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pay 9.5 times more in Port-au-prince
- Childcare
-
pay 3.4 times more in Port-au-prince
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 80.2% more in Port-au-prince
- Clothing
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pay 3.9 times more in Port-au-prince
The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT252.27
|
$12.00
HTG1,564.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT555.00
|
$11.39
HTG1,484.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.73
|
$2.00
HTG260.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.00
|
$1.50
HTG195.61
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT82.33
|
$2.50
HTG326.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT481.70
|
$5.00
HTG652.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT356.06
|
$5.68
HTG740.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT156.94
|
$2.80
HTG364.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT175.99
|
$6.91
HTG900.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT140.86
|
$2.27
HTG295.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT61.66
|
$0.54
HTG70.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT132.07
|
$0.45
HTG59.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT46.21
|
$0.45
HTG59.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT26.10
|
$2.27
HTG295.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT48.50
|
$1.27
HTG165.63
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT491.99
|
$2.01
HTG261.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT3,027.25
|
$20.00
HTG2,608.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT3,027,247.91
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,564,301.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT555.00
|
$3.58
HTG466.86
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,590.03
|
$165.98
HTG21,645.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,963.52
|
$910.00
HTG118,671.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,665.77
|
$890.00
HTG116,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,694.88
|
$76.47
HTG9,972.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,375.31
|
$100.00
HTG13,040.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT180,258.85
|
$6,867.80
HTG895,620.56
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT504.54
|
$5.00
HTG652.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT246.41
|
$1.65
HTG214.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT353.18
|
$2.00
HTG260.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,160.83
|
$69.54
HTG9,068.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT504.54
|
$10.00
HTG1,304.09
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT2,005.55
|
$80.00
HTG10,432.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,385.10
|
$75.00
HTG9,780.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT5,075.65
|
$120.00
HTG15,649.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,478.15
|
$150.00
HTG19,561.29
|
|
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