Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Japan

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

Tokyo is 14.5% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 98.3% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 4.7% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Tokyo

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Tokyo are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$7.59 ¥1,200
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.06 ¥800
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.64 ¥259
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.89 ¥140

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

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.51	$1.71 ¥270	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.90	$5.29 ¥836	+72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	$5.75 ¥909	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG721.05	$2.26 ¥358	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG363.41	$3.08 ¥487	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG262.25	$2.15 ¥340	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.47	$1.07 ¥170	+52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.16	$1.96 ¥309	+241.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.30	$2.39 ¥377	+118.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.98	$1.53 ¥241	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.69	$1.46 ¥231	+48.9%
Average			+10.1%

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

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pay 98.3% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.83	$4.08 ¥645	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	$63.27 ¥9,997	+216.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,725.38 ¥3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.40	$28.47 ¥4,499	+695.4%
Average			+98.3%

Port-au-prince vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$30.33 ¥4,793
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$692.48 ¥109K	-22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$113.45 ¥17,926
Average			+4.7%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,341.43 ¥212K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,252.10 ¥3M

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.80 ¥600
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.56 ¥563
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.29	$3.92 ¥620	+156.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$66.31 ¥10,478
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	$12.65 ¥1,999	+26.6%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.50 ¥8,770
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	$32.95 ¥5,207	-56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$65.04 ¥10,278
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$70.74 ¥11,178
Average			-56.1%

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

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