Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.4 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
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