Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 4.5 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN179
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN498
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN207
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN609
|
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN482,189
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN618
|
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,867
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,057
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,120
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,825
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,594
|
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN199
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN86
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN179
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN598
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN149
|
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN747
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,092
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,619
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,524
|
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
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