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

Port-au-prince is 4.4% more expensive than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 17.6% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 49.7% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Nicosia	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.76 €7.52	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.55	$2.00 HTG261.81	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.77	$1.50 HTG196.36	+68.3%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 17.6% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$2.05 €1.76	$2.50 HTG327.27	+21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.98 €5.99	$5.00 HTG654.53	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 €6.63	$5.68 HTG743.30	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 €4.08	$2.80 HTG365.92	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33 €3.72	$6.91 HTG904.34	+59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.21	$2.27 HTG296.89	+61.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.54 HTG71.25	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$0.45 HTG59.38	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.30	$0.45 HTG59.38	-70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$2.27 HTG296.89	+235.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.27 HTG166.26	+79.2%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 €5.27	$4.28 HTG560.79	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €50.15	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-65.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,420.29 €26,125.28	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.10 €18.98	$3.58 HTG468.64	-83.8%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Nicosia	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.97 €30.04	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+374.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$762.27 €654.64	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$646.04 €554.83	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.29 €152.26	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	-56.9%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 49.7% less for childcare

	Nicosia	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.94 €425.06	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,545.79 €7,339.22	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	-19.6%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.67 €4.01	$5.00 HTG654.53	+7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.78 €3.25	$1.65 HTG215.69	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.02	$2.00 HTG261.81	-65.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.46 €63.95	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	-14.4%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Nicosia	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.45 €86.27	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	-20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.02 €46.39	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.39 €83.64	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.61 €98.43	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	+30.9%
Average			+18.1%

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