Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 46.1% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 29.2% more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
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