Cost of living comparison

Haiti

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Colombia

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

Bogota is 13.6% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 90.2% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 34.9% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$7.72 COP24,504.06
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.19 COP32,345.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.34 COP4,267.92
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.87 COP2,755.00

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

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.51	$2.42 COP7,690.34	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.90	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG721.05	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG363.41	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG262.25	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.47	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.16	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.30	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.98	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.69	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-36.3%
Average			-20.9%

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

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pay 90.2% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.83	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	$49.41 COP157K	+147.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,161.08 COP74M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.40	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+482.4%
Average			+90.2%

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

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pay 34.9% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.75 COP94,422.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$779.14 COP2M	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$440.22 COP1M	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$93.36 COP296K
Average			-34.9%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$463.22 COP1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,195.93 COP26M

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.01 COP6,371.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.52 COP7,993.08
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.29	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+183.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.42 COP106K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-22.8%
Average			+11.9%

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

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$82.94 COP263K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	$47.35 COP150K	-36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$141.13 COP448K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$104.65 COP332K
Average			-36.8%

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

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