Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 18.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
|
pay 63.1% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
|
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