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

Port-au-prince is 93.8% more expensive than Monrovia.

Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 23.5% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Port-au-prince

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

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Port-au-prince vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	??

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

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$2.67 HTG350.51	+49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$3.07 HTG402.90	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$5.50 HTG721.05	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.77 HTG363.41	-48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$2.00 HTG262.25	+169.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.71 HTG92.47	-81.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.57 HTG75.16	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.09 HTG143.30	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$2.42 HTG317.98	+142.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.98 HTG128.69	-79.7%
Average			-34.9%

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

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pay 23.5% less for transportation

	Monrovia	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$4.28 HTG560.83	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$20.00 HTG2,622.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$3.58 HTG469.40	-78.8%
Average			-23.5%

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

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$909.78 HTG119K	+263.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$889.79 HTG117K	+836.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	??
Average			+483.8%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Monrovia	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	??

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.53 HTG200.29	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	+100.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Monrovia	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	+130.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	??
Average			+130.7%

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

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