Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.5% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.18
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.59
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.43
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.13
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€538.26
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.89
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.13
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
|
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