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Haiti

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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$11.13 MX$205.76
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$11.07 MX$204.73
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.63 MX$30.14
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.30 MX$24.06

Port-au-prince vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.51	$3.03 MX$56.07	+13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.90	$6.02 MX$111.38	+96.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	$6.73 MX$124.42	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG721.05	$2.87 MX$53.00	-47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG363.41	$4.39 MX$81.13	+58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG262.25	$1.43 MX$26.42	-28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.47	$0.90 MX$16.67	+27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.16	$0.93 MX$17.19	+62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.30	$1.04 MX$19.27	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.98	$0.91 MX$16.90	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.69	$0.85 MX$15.71	-13.4%
Average			-6.2%

Port-au-prince vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.83	$5.76 MX$106.56	+34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	$20.03 MX$370.37	+0.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,528.95 MX$398K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.40	$6.54 MX$120.88	+82.6%
Average			+26.6%

Port-au-prince vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$34.66 MX$640.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$47.71 MX$882.34
Average			-6.4%

Port-au-prince vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$435.78 MX$8,058.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,045.70 MX$223K

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.34 MX$61.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.80 MX$70.36
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.29	$5.29 MX$97.74	+246.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$57.09 MX$1,055.72
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	$6.68 MX$123.46	-33.2%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$70.61 MX$1,305.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	$53.64 MX$991.98	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$109.04 MX$2,016.43
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$115.97 MX$2,144.64
Average			-28.5%

Port-au-prince vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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