Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 24.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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