Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 19.3% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 71.6% more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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