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Eritrea

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Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 2.1 times more expensive than Asmara.

Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3 times more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Port-au-prince

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

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Port-au-prince vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Asmara	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	??

Asmara vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Asmara	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.67 HTG350.51
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.07 HTG402.90	+104.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	+90.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.50 HTG721.05	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.77 HTG363.41	-77.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.00 HTG262.25	-63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.71 HTG92.47	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.57 HTG75.16	-36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$1.09 HTG143.30	+106.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$2.42 HTG317.98	+197.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.98 HTG128.69	+131.8%
Average			+16.0%

Asmara vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Asmara	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$4.28 HTG560.83	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	+149.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.58 HTG469.40
Average			-7.8%

Asmara vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Asmara	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$909.78 HTG119K	+263.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$889.79 HTG117K	+344.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	??
Average			+302.4%

Asmara vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Asmara	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	??

Asmara vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of childcare

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pay 8.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.53 HTG200.29
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	+733.1%
Average			+733.1%

Asmara vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Asmara	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	??
Average			-37.5%

Asmara vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of clothing

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