Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 51.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 52.3% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
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