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

Noumea is 3.0 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants
pay 24.7% more in Noumea
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in Noumea
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Noumea
Housing
pay 5.5% more in Noumea
Childcare
pay 8.0 times more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Noumea
Clothing
pay 19.1% more in Noumea

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Noumea are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

Noumea vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.7% more for restaurants

 
Port-au-prince
Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
HTG1,567.99
$19.58
CFPF2,042
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.39
HTG1,487.75
$14.68
CFPF1,532
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
HTG261.33
$2.57
CFPF268

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Port-au-prince
Noumea
Bread
1 loaf
$2.50
HTG326.66
$2.90
CFPF302
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
HTG653.33
$15.50
CFPF1,617
Milk (1 gallon) $5.68
HTG741.93
$4.63
CFPF483

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Port-au-prince
Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
HTG559.76
$6.29
CFPF657
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
HTG2,613.31
$87.11
CFPF9,089
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
HTG5M
$31,076.13
CFPF3M

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pay 5.5% more for housing

 
Port-au-prince
Noumea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$165.98
HTG21,687.96
$51.39
CFPF5,362
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $910.00
HTG119K
$856.43
CFPF89,358
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $890.00
HTG116K
$783.02
CFPF81,699

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pay 8.0 times more for childcare

 
Port-au-prince
Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
HTG13,066.55
$796.07
CFPF83,061
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,867.80
HTG897K
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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-au-prince
Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
HTG653.33
$10.52
CFPF1,098
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
HTG215.29
$4.91
CFPF513
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
HTG261.33
$20.36
CFPF2,124

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

 
Port-au-prince
Noumea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
HTG10,453.24
$115.01
CFPF12,000
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.00
HTG9,799.91
$61.99
CFPF6,468
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.00
HTG15,679.86
$103.99
CFPF10,851

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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