Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.9 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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