Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 67.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 80.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 75.3% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
|
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