Cost of living comparison

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

Port-au-prince is 13.6% cheaper than Doha.

Groceries
pay 45.8% more in Port-au-prince
Housing
pay 39.8% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.0% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing
pay 39.0% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Doha
Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.61
QAR35.18
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.23
QAR30.16
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
QAR3.45
??

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pay 45.8% more for groceries

 
Doha
Port-au-prince
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
QAR5.08
$2.67
HTG350.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.62
QAR20.59
$3.07
HTG403.43
Milk (1 gallon) $7.97
QAR29.21
$11.56
HTG1,518.39

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pay about the same for transportation

 
Doha
Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.14
QAR7.82
$4.28
HTG561.58
Monthly public transit pass $27.44
QAR100.52
$20.00
HTG2,625.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,978.05
QAR102K
??

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pay 39.8% less for housing

 
Doha
Port-au-prince
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.45
QAR316.63
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,897.48
QAR6,950.09
$909.78
HTG119K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,178.09
QAR4,315.08
$889.79
HTG117K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Doha
Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $670.94
QAR2,457.53
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
??

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Doha
Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.21
QAR44.73
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.87
QAR21.50
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.45
QAR23.62
$1.53
HTG200.56

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pay 39.0% more for clothing

 
Doha
Port-au-prince
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.60
QAR221.98
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.93
QAR197.52
$74.98
HTG9,846.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.54
QAR364.61
??

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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 November 2026). How we calculate this

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