Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 14.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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