Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 26.3% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
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