Cost of living comparison

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

Port-au-prince is 46.0% more expensive than Amman.

Groceries
pay 73.2% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation
pay 47.8% less in Port-au-prince
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.7% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing
pay 9.1% less in Port-au-prince

The cost of housing and groceries in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Port-au-prince. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Amman
Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.05
JOD5.000
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.05
JOD5.000
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
JOD0.440
??

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pay 73.2% more for groceries

 
Amman
Port-au-prince
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
JOD0.490
$2.67
HTG350.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.64
JOD3.290
$3.07
HTG402.90
Milk (1 gallon) $6.15
JOD4.360
$11.56
HTG1,516.38

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pay 47.8% less for transportation

 
Amman
Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.52
JOD4.620
$4.28
HTG560.83
Monthly public transit pass $42.31
JOD30.000
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,260.93
JOD25,000.000
??

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Amman
Port-au-prince
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.08
JOD22.740
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $463.25
JOD328.440
$909.78
HTG119K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $244.77
JOD173.540
$889.79
HTG117K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Amman
Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.03
JOD343.180
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,718.43
JOD6,890.360
??

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pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Amman
Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.46
JOD6.000
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.50
JOD3.190
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.88
JOD2.750
$1.53
HTG200.29

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

 
Amman
Port-au-prince
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$63.47
JOD45.000
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$82.45
JOD58.450
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$125.81
JOD89.200
??

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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