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

Port-au-prince is 5.6% more expensive than Macao.

Restaurants: pay 77.7% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 74.3% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 74.8% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Macao Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.7% more for restaurants

	Macao	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.03	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	+92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 MOP52.03	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 MOP10.70	$2.00 HTG261.81	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MOP6.22	$1.50 HTG196.36	+93.3%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Macao	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.41	$2.50 HTG327.27	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.33	$5.00 HTG654.53	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.54	$5.68 HTG743.30	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.55	$2.80 HTG365.92	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.52	$6.91 HTG904.34	+94.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.16	$2.27 HTG296.89	+38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.74	$0.54 HTG71.25	-59.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.88	$0.45 HTG59.38	-73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.86	$0.45 HTG59.38	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.92	$2.27 HTG296.89	+14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.52	$1.27 HTG166.26	-18.6%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Macao	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.16	$4.28 HTG560.79	-37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP180.11	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.07	$3.58 HTG468.64	-73.7%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 74.3% more for housing

	Macao	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP295.18	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+350.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,068.14 MOP8,565.33	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.73 MOP8,938.90	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP753.20	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	-18.6%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 74.8% less for childcare

	Macao	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	-64.2%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Macao	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.53	$5.00 HTG654.53	-13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.33	$1.65 HTG215.69	-66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.03	$2.00 HTG261.81	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 MOP700.44	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.85 MOP119.07	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	-32.7%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Macao	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP562.35	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.84	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	+117.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP770.48	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	+24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	+9.3%
Average			+41.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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