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Lesotho

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Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 2.7 times more expensive than Maseru.

Groceries: pay 51.9% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 25.6% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 12.5 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 34.9% more in Port-au-prince

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

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Port-au-prince vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Maseru	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	??

Maseru vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.9% more for groceries

	Maseru	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.67 HTG350.51	+223.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$3.07 HTG402.90	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	+164.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$5.50 HTG721.05	+257.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.77 HTG363.41	-0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$2.00 HTG262.25	+134.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.71 HTG92.47	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.57 HTG75.16	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.09 HTG143.30	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$2.42 HTG317.98	+242.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.98 HTG128.69	+34.6%
Average			+51.9%

Maseru vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

	Maseru	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$4.28 HTG560.83	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	-33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$3.58 HTG469.40	-40.4%
Average			-25.6%

Maseru vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.5 times more for housing

	Maseru	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$909.78 HTG119K	+876.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$889.79 HTG117K	+1500.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			+1150.5%

Maseru vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Maseru	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	??

Maseru vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of childcare

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pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$1.53 HTG200.29	-70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.00 HTG1,311.16
Average			-70.1%

Maseru vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.9% more for clothing

	Maseru	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	+34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	??
Average			+34.9%

Maseru vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of clothing

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