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

Montevideo is 4.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 28.6% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$15.00 UYU604.72
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$14.46 UYU583.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.70 UYU108.81
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.05 UYU82.66

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

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.51	$2.84 UYU114.69	+6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.90	$7.03 UYU283.55	+128.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	$5.10 UYU205.48	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG721.05	$4.57 UYU184.15	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG363.41	$5.46 UYU220.10	+97.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG262.25	$1.28 UYU51.67	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.47	$1.27 UYU51.03	+79.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.16	$0.80 UYU32.15	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.30	$1.44 UYU58.00	+31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.98	$0.92 UYU37.22	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.69	$0.96 UYU38.73	-2.1%
Average			+3.0%

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

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.83	$8.25 UYU332.50	+92.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+274.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,990.00 UYU1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.40	$5.27 UYU212.50	+47.3%
Average			+135.1%

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pay 28.6% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$44.58 UYU1,797.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$144.76 UYU5,836.03
Average			-28.6%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$626.83 UYU25,270.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,986.11 UYU443K

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$4.92 UYU198.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$4.59 UYU184.84
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.29	$5.49 UYU221.15	+259.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$54.39 UYU2,192.54
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	$12.22 UYU492.55	+22.2%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$102.85 UYU4,146.32
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$124.46 UYU5,017.67
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$130.21 UYU5,249.43
Average			-24.5%

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

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