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Port-au-prince vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 2.2 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 57.8% more in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 17.7% more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 4.4 times more in Port-au-prince

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	+43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$2.00 HTG261.29	+107.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$1.50 HTG195.97	+289.8%
Average			+135.2%

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Accra	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$2.50 HTG326.62	+63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$5.00 HTG653.24	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$5.68 HTG741.83	-57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$2.80 HTG365.20	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$6.91 HTG902.55	+187.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$2.27 HTG296.30	+66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.54 HTG71.11	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.45 HTG59.26	-28.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.45 HTG59.26	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$2.27 HTG296.30	+59.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$1.27 HTG165.93	+4.2%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 57.8% more for transportation

	Accra	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$4.28 HTG559.68	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	-42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	+337.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$3.58 HTG467.72	-67.1%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Accra	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	+337.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	+77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	+436.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	+91.3%
Average			+235.6%

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pay 17.7% more for childcare

	Accra	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	+38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	-2.9%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$5.00 HTG653.24	+225.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$1.65 HTG215.26	-55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$2.00 HTG261.29	-1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	+75.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$10.00 HTG1,306.47
Average			+60.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for clothing

	Accra	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	+450.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	+299.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	+338.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	+263.9%
Average			+338.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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