Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 14.5% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
|
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