Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 46.2% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€19.82
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.43
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.71
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.23
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.62
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.73
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.37
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.51
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.70
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.38
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.11
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.36
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€43,886.45
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.31
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€57.94
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,667.47
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,098.52
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€222.90
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,982.02
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,529.72
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.28
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€489.15
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€165.42
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€71.40
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€207.86
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€593.59
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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