Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 82.9% more expensive than Skopje.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.3% more in Port-au-prince
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Port-au-prince
- Transportation
-
pay 28.5% less in Port-au-prince
- Housing
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pay 3.9 times more in Port-au-prince
- Childcare
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pay 5.1% more in Port-au-prince
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 51.6% more in Port-au-prince
- Clothing
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pay 63.4% more in Port-au-prince
The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Skopje. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD356.46
|
$12.00
HTG1,572.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD297.22
|
$11.39
HTG1,492.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD100.22
|
$2.00
HTG262.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD70.14
|
$1.50
HTG196.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD38.16
|
$2.50
HTG327.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD225.16
|
$5.00
HTG655.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD254.86
|
$5.68
HTG744.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD120.35
|
$2.80
HTG366.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD209.71
|
$6.91
HTG905.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD25.49
|
$2.27
HTG297.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD33.22
|
$0.54
HTG71.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD32.40
|
$0.45
HTG59.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD44.56
|
$0.45
HTG59.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD20.91
|
$2.27
HTG297.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD25.72
|
$1.27
HTG166.44
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD307.69
|
$2.01
HTG262.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,486.08
|
$20.00
HTG2,620.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,783,297.54
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,586,653.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD336.85
|
$3.58
HTG469.15
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,050.25
|
$165.98
HTG21,751.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,100.63
|
$910.00
HTG119,252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD14,853.30
|
$890.00
HTG116,632.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,110.27
|
$76.47
HTG10,021.26
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,566.42
|
$100.00
HTG13,104.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD222,555.97
|
$6,867.80
HTG900,006.46
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD118.89
|
$5.00
HTG655.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD111.61
|
$1.65
HTG215.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD158.52
|
$2.00
HTG262.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD1,997.29
|
$69.54
HTG9,113.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD346.75
|
$10.00
HTG1,310.47
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,399.65
|
$80.00
HTG10,483.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD1,981.44
|
$75.00
HTG9,828.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,683.41
|
$120.00
HTG15,725.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,403.93
|
$150.00
HTG19,657.09
|
|
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