Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.7 times more in Port-au-prince
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Port-au-prince
- Transportation
-
pay 16.4% more in Port-au-prince
- Housing
-
pay 6.5 times more in Port-au-prince
- Childcare
-
pay 51.5% less in Port-au-prince
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Port-au-prince
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Port-au-prince
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫51,528
|
$12.00
HTG1,573.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫123,668
|
$11.39
HTG1,492.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,542
|
$2.00
HTG262.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,699
|
$1.50
HTG196.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,788
|
$2.50
HTG327.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫130,327
|
$5.00
HTG655.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫138,072
|
$5.68
HTG744.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫41,316
|
$2.80
HTG366.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫41,521
|
$6.91
HTG905.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫44,814
|
$2.27
HTG297.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫12,046
|
$0.54
HTG71.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,885
|
$0.45
HTG59.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,684
|
$0.45
HTG59.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,866
|
$2.27
HTG297.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫14,024
|
$1.27
HTG166.52
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫90,347
|
$2.01
HTG263.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫206,113
|
$20.00
HTG2,622.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,030,564,636
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,588,953.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫140,157
|
$3.58
HTG469.38
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫234,589
|
$165.98
HTG21,762.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,823,507
|
$910.00
HTG119,312.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,234,916
|
$890.00
HTG116,690.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,518,378
|
$76.47
HTG10,026.29
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,355,149
|
$100.00
HTG13,111.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫319,440,685
|
$6,867.80
HTG900,457.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,764
|
$5.00
HTG655.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫47,763
|
$1.65
HTG216.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫36,070
|
$2.00
HTG262.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫685,407
|
$69.54
HTG9,117.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫108,209
|
$10.00
HTG1,311.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫956,736
|
$80.00
HTG10,489.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫687,043
|
$75.00
HTG9,833.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,421,218
|
$120.00
HTG15,733.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,251,387
|
$150.00
HTG19,666.95
|
|
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