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

Port-au-prince is 46.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 41.7% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 31.5% more in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 74.9% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 46.1% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Port-au-prince

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, restaurants 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:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.74	$12.00 HTG1,570.41	+226.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.93	$11.39 HTG1,490.04	+85.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$2.00 HTG261.73	+105.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$1.50 HTG196.30	+170.5%
Average			+146.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.7% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.23	$2.50 HTG327.17	+44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.66	$5.00 HTG654.34	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.81	$5.68 HTG743.08	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.89	$2.80 HTG365.81	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.60	$6.91 HTG904.07	+242.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.81	$2.27 HTG296.80	+61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.54 HTG71.23	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.70	$0.45 HTG59.36	-65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.47	$0.45 HTG59.36	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$2.27 HTG296.80	+197.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.19	$1.27 HTG166.21	+37.9%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 31.5% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.90	$4.28 HTG560.63	+190.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 HTG2,617.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,868.54	$35,000.00 HTG4,580,348.75	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.91	$3.58 HTG468.50	-86.4%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 74.9% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.80	$165.98 HTG21,721.43	+143.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND927.89	$910.00 HTG119,089.07	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND581.90	$890.00 HTG116,471.73	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.65	$76.47 HTG10,007.48	+32.1%
Average			+74.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of housing

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pay 46.1% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND201.97	$100.00 HTG13,086.71	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND20,106.22	$6,867.80 HTG898,769.35	-56.0%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.49	$5.00 HTG654.34	+158.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.79	$1.65 HTG215.62	-55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.95	$2.00 HTG261.73	-87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.74	$69.54 HTG9,100.70	+120.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.98	$10.00 HTG1,308.67	+84.7%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND123.05	$80.00 HTG10,469.37	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.81	$75.00 HTG9,815.03	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND149.66	$120.00 HTG15,704.05	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.30	$150.00 HTG19,630.07	+135.0%
Average			+33.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of clothing

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