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Haiti

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Saint Lucia

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

Castries is 19.8% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Groceries: pay 43.1% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Castries
Housing: pay 55.9% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Castries

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

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Castries vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$9.25 EC$25.00
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.33 EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.94 EC$5.25
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.97 EC$2.62

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

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.51	$1.86 EC$5.02	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.90	$5.61 EC$15.17	+82.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	$7.75 EC$20.95	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG721.05	$4.61 EC$12.47	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG363.41	$4.10 EC$11.09	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG262.25	$3.89 EC$10.50	+94.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.47	$0.75 EC$2.02	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.16	$3.70 EC$10.00	+545.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.30	$6.66 EC$18.00	+509.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.98	$1.54 EC$4.17	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.69	$0.93 EC$2.50	-5.7%
Average			+43.1%

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

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.83	$5.83 EC$15.75	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.40	??
Average			+36.3%

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

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pay 55.9% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$48.60 EC$131.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$345.35 EC$933.33	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$94.32 EC$254.90
Average			-55.9%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$212.76 EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.78 EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.29	$9.25 EC$25.00	+505.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.63 EC$112.50
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	$5.55 EC$15.00	-44.5%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$83.25 EC$225.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	$50.88 EC$137.50	-32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$111.01 EC$300.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$111.01 EC$300.00
Average			-32.1%

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

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