Cost of living comparison

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

Port-au-prince is 24.1% cheaper than Apia.

Groceries
pay 46.5% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation
pay 42.6% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports
pay 75.3% less in Port-au-prince

Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Apia
Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
??

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

 
Apia
Port-au-prince
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$2.67
HTG350.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
$3.07
HTG403.43
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$11.56
HTG1,518.39

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pay 42.6% less for transportation

 
Apia
Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$4.28
HTG561.58
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.00
HTG2,625.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Apia
Port-au-prince
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $909.78
HTG119K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $889.79
HTG117K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Apia
Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 75.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Apia
Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
$1.53
HTG200.56

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Apia
Port-au-prince
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $74.98
HTG9,846.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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