Cost of living comparison

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

Doha is 15.7% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Groceries
pay 31.4% less in Doha
Housing
pay 66.2% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports
pay 75.5% more in Doha
Clothing
pay 28.1% less in Doha

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

Doha vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Port-au-prince
Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $9.61
QAR35.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.23
QAR30.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.94
QAR3.45

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

 
Port-au-prince
Doha
Bread
1 loaf
$2.67
HTG350.98
$1.39
QAR5.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.07
HTG403.43
$5.62
QAR20.59
Milk (1 gallon) $11.56
HTG1,518.39
$7.97
QAR29.21

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pay about the same for transportation

 
Port-au-prince
Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
HTG561.58
$2.14
QAR7.82
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
HTG2,625.80
$27.44
QAR100.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,978.05
QAR102K

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pay 66.2% more for housing

 
Port-au-prince
Doha
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $86.45
QAR316.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $909.78
HTG119K
$1,897.48
QAR6,950.09
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $889.79
HTG117K
$1,178.09
QAR4,315.08

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port-au-prince
Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $670.94
QAR2,457.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,605.02
QAR35,181.22

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pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-au-prince
Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $12.21
QAR44.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $5.87
QAR21.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.53
HTG200.56
$6.45
QAR23.62

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

 
Port-au-prince
Doha
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $60.60
QAR221.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$74.98
HTG9,846.75
$53.93
QAR197.52
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $99.54
QAR364.61

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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