Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 60.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
|
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