Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 68.1% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.17
|
$12.00
HTG1,583.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.26
|
$11.39
HTG1,502.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
$1.56
HTG206.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$1.50
HTG197.89
|
|
pay 89.3% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.78
|
$2.50
HTG329.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.55
|
$5.00
HTG659.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.56
|
$5.68
HTG749.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.05
|
$2.80
HTG368.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.91
|
$6.91
HTG911.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$2.27
HTG299.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$0.54
HTG71.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.45
HTG59.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.45
HTG59.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$2.27
HTG299.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$1.27
HTG167.56
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.12
|
$2.01
HTG264.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.48
|
$20.00
HTG2,638.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,894.24
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,617,456.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.85
|
$3.58
HTG472.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.31
|
$165.98
HTG21,897.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,097.97
|
$910.00
HTG120,053.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,365.29
|
$890.00
HTG117,415.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.84
|
$76.47
HTG10,088.56
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN943.77
|
$100.00
HTG13,192.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,818.63
|
$6,867.80
HTG906,050.73
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.09
|
$5.00
HTG659.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.00
|
$1.65
HTG217.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.22
|
$2.00
HTG263.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.52
|
$69.54
HTG9,174.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.28
|
$10.00
HTG1,319.27
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.45
|
$80.00
HTG10,554.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.07
|
$75.00
HTG9,894.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.12
|
$120.00
HTG15,831.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN344.43
|
$150.00
HTG19,789.10
|
|
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