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
HTG1,563.62
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 71.6% more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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