Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 16.9% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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