Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 17.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.41
|
$12.00
HTG1,568.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$11.39
HTG1,488.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.35
|
$2.00
HTG261.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.50
HTG196.07
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$2.50
HTG326.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.43
|
$5.00
HTG653.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.07
|
$5.68
HTG742.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.02
|
$2.80
HTG365.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.42
|
$6.91
HTG903.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$2.27
HTG296.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.54
HTG71.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.45
HTG59.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.45
HTG59.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.27
HTG296.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.27
HTG166.02
|
|
pay 63.3% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$2.01
HTG262.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€117.36
|
$20.00
HTG2,614.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,428.04
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,575,033.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.21
|
$3.58
HTG467.96
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.15
|
$165.98
HTG21,696.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,036.07
|
$910.00
HTG118,950.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,739.77
|
$890.00
HTG116,336.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€204.39
|
$76.47
HTG9,995.87
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,245.46
|
$100.00
HTG13,071.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,184.80
|
$6,867.80
HTG897,726.43
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.14
|
$5.00
HTG653.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.13
|
$1.65
HTG215.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.84
|
$2.00
HTG261.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.56
|
$69.54
HTG9,090.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.27
|
$10.00
HTG1,307.15
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.47
|
$80.00
HTG10,457.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.13
|
$75.00
HTG9,803.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.05
|
$120.00
HTG15,685.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.81
|
$150.00
HTG19,607.29
|
|
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