Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 38.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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