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

Port-au-prince is 85.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 83.2% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 16.0% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 29.5% more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Port-au-prince

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP137.19	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	+16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.82	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+89.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.88	$2.00 HTG261.81	+144.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.39	$1.50 HTG196.36	+212.1%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 83.2% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.40	$2.50 HTG327.27	+191.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.46	$5.00 HTG654.53	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.48	$5.68 HTG743.30	+2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.88	$2.80 HTG365.92	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP31.11	$6.91 HTG904.34	+195.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	$2.27 HTG296.89	+184.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.63	$0.54 HTG71.25	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.63	$0.45 HTG59.38	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.72	$0.45 HTG59.38	-38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.54	$2.27 HTG296.89	+252.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.69	$1.27 HTG166.26	+119.5%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.92	$4.28 HTG560.79
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP409.08	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	+69.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP271.89	$3.58 HTG468.64	-82.5%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP693.44	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+218.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	+246.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	+453.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP703.47	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	+44.4%
Average			+240.4%

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pay 29.5% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	-32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	+91.1%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.93	$5.00 HTG654.53	+121.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.49	$1.65 HTG215.69	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.89	$2.00 HTG261.81	-45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP429.75	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	+115.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.80	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	+47.9%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Gaborone	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP611.12	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+73.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP324.27	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	+207.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP954.10	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	+67.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	+66.4%
Average			+103.7%

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