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
€13.10
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.35
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.17
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.91
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€552.64
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.66
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.94
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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