Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 37.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Port-au-prince
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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