Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 5.1% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
|
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