Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 48.9% more expensive than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.4% more in Port-au-prince
- Groceries
-
pay 63.8% more in Port-au-prince
- Transportation
-
pay 32.3% less in Port-au-prince
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Port-au-prince
- Childcare
-
pay 16.6% less in Port-au-prince
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.4% more in Port-au-prince
- Clothing
-
pay 28.2% more in Port-au-prince
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Port-au-prince. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL928
|
$12.00
HTG1,575.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL742
|
$11.39
HTG1,495.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL134
|
$2.00
HTG262.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL70
|
$1.50
HTG196.98
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL85
|
$2.50
HTG328.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL537
|
$5.00
HTG656.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL645
|
$5.68
HTG745.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL305
|
$2.80
HTG367.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL301
|
$6.91
HTG907.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL63
|
$2.27
HTG297.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL98
|
$0.54
HTG71.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL70
|
$0.45
HTG59.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL74
|
$0.45
HTG59.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL43
|
$2.27
HTG297.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL51
|
$1.27
HTG166.79
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL667
|
$2.01
HTG263.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,485
|
$20.00
HTG2,626.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,505,824
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,596,286.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,506
|
$3.58
HTG470.13
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,548
|
$165.98
HTG21,797.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL50,577
|
$910.00
HTG119,503.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL35,076
|
$890.00
HTG116,877.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,633
|
$76.47
HTG10,042.31
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL21,879
|
$100.00
HTG13,132.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL457,043
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,896.75
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL232
|
$5.00
HTG656.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL158
|
$1.65
HTG216.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL325
|
$2.00
HTG262.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL3,986
|
$69.54
HTG9,132.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL742
|
$10.00
HTG1,313.22
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,471
|
$80.00
HTG10,505.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,062
|
$75.00
HTG9,849.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,514
|
$120.00
HTG15,758.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,397
|
$150.00
HTG19,698.37
|
|
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