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

Tirana is 53.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 98.8% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$12.05 ALL1,009	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$12.05 ALL1,009	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$2.04 ALL171	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$1.04 ALL87	-30.8%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$1.15 ALL96	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$6.73 ALL563	+34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.47	$8.27 ALL692	+45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$4.21 ALL353	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$3.67 ALL307	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.77 ALL64	-66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$1.27 ALL106	+133.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.97 ALL81	+114.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.88 ALL74	+94.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.61 ALL51	-73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.60 ALL50	-52.9%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG561.68	$8.19 ALL686	+91.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$19.28 ALL1,614	-3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG5M	$34,989.79 ALL3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$32.54 ALL2,724	+808.9%
Average			+298.8%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$18.93 ALL1,584	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119K	$838.35 ALL70,170	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG117K	$548.59 ALL45,917	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.28	$87.73 ALL7,343	+14.7%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 98.8% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.29	$312.88 ALL26,188	+212.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900K	$5,810.16 ALL486K	-15.4%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$3.01 ALL252	-39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$2.11 ALL176	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$4.46 ALL373	+123.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$58.65 ALL4,909	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$9.04 ALL757	-9.6%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$68.30 ALL5,717	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$47.45 ALL3,971	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.55	$107.71 ALL9,015	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.94	$131.74 ALL11,027	-12.2%
Average			-18.4%

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