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
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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
BDT254.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,568.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT558.80
|
$11.39
HTG1,488.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.97
|
$2.00
HTG261.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.13
|
$1.50
HTG196.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT82.90
|
$2.50
HTG326.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT485.00
|
$5.00
HTG653.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT358.50
|
$5.68
HTG742.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT158.01
|
$2.80
HTG365.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT177.20
|
$6.91
HTG903.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT141.83
|
$2.27
HTG296.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT62.09
|
$0.54
HTG71.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT132.98
|
$0.45
HTG59.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT46.53
|
$0.45
HTG59.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT26.28
|
$2.27
HTG296.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT48.83
|
$1.27
HTG166.06
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT495.36
|
$2.01
HTG262.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT3,047.99
|
$20.00
HTG2,614.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT3,047,993.38
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,576,223.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT558.80
|
$3.58
HTG468.08
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,600.92
|
$165.98
HTG21,701.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT14,059.21
|
$910.00
HTG118,981.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,718.31
|
$890.00
HTG116,366.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,713.35
|
$76.47
HTG9,998.47
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,412.14
|
$100.00
HTG13,074.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT181,494.15
|
$6,867.80
HTG897,959.88
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT508.00
|
$5.00
HTG653.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT248.10
|
$1.65
HTG215.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT355.60
|
$2.00
HTG261.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,175.64
|
$69.54
HTG9,092.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT508.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,307.49
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT2,019.30
|
$80.00
HTG10,459.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,401.45
|
$75.00
HTG9,806.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT5,110.44
|
$120.00
HTG15,689.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,508.83
|
$150.00
HTG19,612.39
|
|
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