Port-au-Prince Scores

  • English: It will not be easy to communicate directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.

  • Quality of life: The standard of living in Port-au-Prince is poor. Port-au-Prince has one of the lowest living standards, according to every year surveys.

  • Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.

  • Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.

  • Fits for families: Unfortunately, Port-au-Prince does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.

  • Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Port-au-Prince can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
  • LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents in Port-au-Prince are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.

  • Expenses: has quite high prices for food and accommodation. Usual monthly spendings are around $3600
  • Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Port-au-Prince.

  • Level of happiness: Low level of satisfaction and fatigue from life in the current conditions.

  • Nightlife: The nightlife is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Port-au-Prince has very low salaries as low as $59 a month.
  • Walkability: Unfortunately, hiking through the city is not comfortable. It is much better to use motor transport to move.

  • Education: In terms of the quality of education in Port-au-Prince, students do not score enough for the average level in reading literacy, mathematics, and science.

  • Safety: Unfortunately, the situation is not calm, the level of security is extremely low.
  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Port-au-Prince to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.

  • Friendliness to outsiders: Unfortunately, the locals are not hospitable and unfriendly to visitors.

  • Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Port-au-Prince that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.

  • Female friendly: Women are still not only dependent on the will of men, but also systematically continue to be subjected to humiliation and discrimination on the basis of gender.

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