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

Santiago is 27.5% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 86.5% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 35.9% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 44.1% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.8% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$10.50 CLF0.2500	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$8.10 CLF0.1900	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-22.4%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$1.55 CLF0.0400	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+102.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+85.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-41.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 86.5% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+110.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+259.2%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 35.9% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$502.56 CLF11.8000	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	$424.00 CLF9.9600	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+40.4%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+331.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+29.9%
Average			+180.5%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$3.15 CLF0.0700	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+87.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+178.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-37.0%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$53.82 CLF1.2600	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$81.13 CLF1.9100	-45.9%
Average			-44.1%

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

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