Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 73.4% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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