Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 37.3% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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