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

Port-au-prince is 37.6% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% less in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 37.9% less in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 42.8% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 26.4% less in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 70.2% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.2% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Port-au-prince

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.8% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	-65.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$2.00 HTG261.29	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$1.50 HTG195.97
Average			-32.8%

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pay 37.9% less for groceries

	Nassau	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$2.50 HTG326.62	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$5.00 HTG653.24	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$5.68 HTG741.83	-64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$2.80 HTG365.20	-63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$6.91 HTG902.55	+26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$2.27 HTG296.30	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$0.54 HTG71.11	-65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$0.45 HTG59.26	-78.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$0.45 HTG59.26	-89.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$2.27 HTG296.30	-0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$1.27 HTG165.93	-36.2%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 42.8% less for transportation

	Nassau	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$4.28 HTG559.68	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	-55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$3.58 HTG467.72	-88.5%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Nassau	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	+63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	-50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	-66.8%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 70.2% less for childcare

	Nassau	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	-86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	-54.4%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$5.00 HTG653.24
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$1.65 HTG215.26	-69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$2.00 HTG261.29	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	-50.0%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Nassau	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	+24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	-2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	+18.0%
Average			+11.2%

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