Port-au-prince vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 52.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Groceries
pay 21.3% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation
pay 3.9 times more in Port-au-prince
Housing
pay 54.1% more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.8% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing
pay 20.0% less in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.91
BND5.00
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
BND7.91
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.92
BND1.18
??

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Port-au-prince
Bread
1 loaf
$1.72
BND2.20
$2.67
HTG350.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
BND6.01
$3.07
HTG402.90
Milk (1 gallon) $7.05
BND9.03
$11.56
HTG1,516.38

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.55
BND1.99
$4.28
HTG560.83
Monthly public transit pass $0.78
BND1.00
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,965.55
BND55,045.14
??

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pay 54.1% more for housing

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Port-au-prince
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.10
BND83.40
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $720.60
BND923.19
$909.78
HTG119K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $473.37
BND606.46
$889.79
HTG117K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $216.79
BND277.73
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,724.87
BND12,458.98
??

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.95
BND2.50
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.91
BND5.00
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.63
BND20.02
$1.53
HTG200.29

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Port-au-prince
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.16
BND97.58
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$93.73
BND120.08
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.14
BND130.86
??

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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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