Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 4.0 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 76.6% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 5.6 times more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 63.6% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 13.1 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Saint Helier

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$45.20 £34.92	+276.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$10.33 £7.98	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$2.83 £2.19	+41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$2.50 £1.93	+66.8%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 76.6% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$2.30 £1.77	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$5.33 £4.12	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$7.84 £6.05	+38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$5.37 £4.15	+92.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$5.67 £4.38	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.89 £1.46	-16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$1.39 £1.07	+155.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.85 £1.43	+306.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.83 £1.41	+303.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.57 £1.21	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$1.44 £1.11	+13.6%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 5.6 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$7.93 £6.13	+295.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$67.16 £51.88	+235.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$27,768.06 £21,449.96	-20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$51.51 £39.79	+1338.9%
Average			+462.3%

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pay 63.6% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$72.54 £56.04	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$1,808.15 £1,396.74	+98.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$1,715.90 £1,325.48	+92.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$167.51 £129.40	+119.1%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 13.1 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$2,324.77 £1,795.81	+2224.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$20,664.60 £15,962.76	+200.9%
Average			+1212.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$7.75 £5.99	+55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$4.95 £3.83	+200.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$15.50 £11.97	+674.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$74.05 £57.20	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$18.08 £13.97	+80.8%
Average			+203.6%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$100.09 £77.32	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$69.31 £53.54	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$121.08 £93.53	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$202.34 £156.30	+34.9%
Average			+13.3%

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