Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 42.0% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
|
Moroni
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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