Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 91.2% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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