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

Freetown is 7.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 50.6% more in Freetown
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 81.7% less in Freetown

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

Freetown vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.41	$3.00 SLL62,908	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.04	$10.00 SLL209,695	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.73	$1.03 SLL21,591	-48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.30	$0.89 SLL18,596	-40.9%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.17	$0.67 SLL13,980	-73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$3.54 SLL74,319	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.08	$9.15 SLL191,910	+61.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.81	$2.01 SLL42,124	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.07	$3.40 SLL71,337	-50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$1.81 SLL38,046	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.23	$0.91 SLL19,023	+66.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$0.32 SLL6,742	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$2.27 SLL47,558	+400.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$0.91 SLL19,023	-60.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.21	$0.74 SLL15,488	-41.8%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 50.6% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.63	$5.02 SLL105,180	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,617.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,580,348.75	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-65.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.50	$10.75 SLL225,422	+200.3%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,721.43	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,089.07	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,471.73	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,007.48	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+44.4%
Average			+22.9%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,086.71	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG898,769.35	??

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$1.50 SLL31,454	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.62	$1.74 SLL36,435	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.73	$3.00 SLL62,908	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,100.70	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,308.67	??
Average			-10.7%

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pay 81.7% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,469.37	$10.00 SLL209,695	-87.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,815.03	$8.00 SLL167,756	-89.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,704.05	$20.00 SLL419,390	-83.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,630.07	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-66.7%
Average			-81.7%

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