Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 3.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Port-au-prince
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5 times more in Port-au-prince
- Transportation
-
pay 8.8% more in Port-au-prince
- Housing
-
pay 8.8 times more in Port-au-prince
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Port-au-prince
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.7 times more in Port-au-prince
- Clothing
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pay 97.5% more in Port-au-prince
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,500
|
$12.00
HTG1,575.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,625
|
$11.39
HTG1,495.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,122
|
$2.00
HTG262.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,704
|
$1.50
HTG196.98
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,535
|
$2.50
HTG328.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,044
|
$5.00
HTG656.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,862
|
$5.68
HTG745.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,115
|
$2.80
HTG367.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,675
|
$6.91
HTG907.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,235
|
$2.27
HTG297.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,516
|
$0.54
HTG71.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,778
|
$0.45
HTG59.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,350
|
$0.45
HTG59.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,208
|
$2.27
HTG297.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,097
|
$1.27
HTG166.79
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,114
|
$2.01
HTG263.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR421,250
|
$20.00
HTG2,626.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,596,286.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,162
|
$3.58
HTG470.13
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,113
|
$165.98
HTG21,797.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
|
$910.00
HTG119,503.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,310,147
|
$890.00
HTG116,877.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,856
|
$76.47
HTG10,042.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
|
$100.00
HTG13,132.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,896.75
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,700
|
$5.00
HTG656.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,450
|
$1.65
HTG216.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,312
|
$2.00
HTG262.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR810,074
|
$69.54
HTG9,132.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,188
|
$10.00
HTG1,313.22
|
|
pay 97.5% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
|
$80.00
HTG10,505.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
|
$75.00
HTG9,849.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,813,508
|
$120.00
HTG15,758.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,952,643
|
$150.00
HTG19,698.37
|
|
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