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Nuku'alofa vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 32.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 10.2% more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 80.4% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

Nuku'alofa vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$8.31 TOP20.00	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$10.38 TOP25.00	-8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$2.84 TOP6.83	+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$2.46 TOP5.92	+63.8%
Average			+16.5%

Port-au-prince vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$1.04 TOP2.50	-58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$4.50 TOP10.83	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$5.92 TOP14.26	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$5.09 TOP12.27	+82.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$2.67 TOP6.43	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$1.26 TOP3.02	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$1.26 TOP3.02	+130.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$1.32 TOP3.18	+190.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$1.70 TOP4.08	+273.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$1.44 TOP3.48	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$1.19 TOP2.87	-6.1%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$5.50 TOP13.25	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	$41.53 TOP100.00	+107.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-83.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$18.69 TOP45.00	+422.1%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$124.60 TOP300.00	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$142.92 TOP344.12	+86.9%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$157.82 TOP380.00	+57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$249.19 TOP600.00	-96.4%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$3.32 TOP8.00	-33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$2.91 TOP7.00	+76.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$10.18 TOP24.50	+408.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$31.15 TOP75.00	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$41.53 TOP100.00	+315.3%
Average			+142.4%

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pay 80.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$14.54 TOP35.00	-81.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$17.65 TOP42.50	-76.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$20.77 TOP50.00	-82.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$29.07 TOP70.00	-80.6%
Average			-80.4%

Port-au-prince vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of clothing

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