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Mauritius

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Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 45.3% more expensive than Port Louis.

Groceries: pay 56.3% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 43.2% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Port-au-prince

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

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Port-au-prince vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 MUR274.04	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38 MUR348.77	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 MUR54.25	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MUR30.64	??

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

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pay 56.3% more for groceries

	Port Louis	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 MUR35.62	$2.67 HTG350.51	+254.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 MUR124.56	$3.07 HTG402.90	+16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.94 MUR280.76	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	+94.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 MUR123.00	$5.50 HTG721.05	+111.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 MUR135.60	$2.77 HTG363.41	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MUR59.89	$2.00 HTG262.25	+57.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 MUR56.50	$0.71 HTG92.47	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 MUR30.28	$0.57 HTG75.16	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 MUR63.28	$1.09 HTG143.30	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.79	$2.42 HTG317.98	+450.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.79	$0.98 HTG128.69	+122.9%
Average			+56.3%

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

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pay 43.2% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 MUR246.49	$4.28 HTG560.83	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.65 MUR1,494.75	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	-36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,395.48 MUR2M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.54 MUR1,395.10	$3.58 HTG469.40	-87.9%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Port Louis	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.01 MUR1,370.18	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.54 MUR22,554.06	$909.78 HTG119K	+90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$274.28 MUR12,954.47	$889.79 HTG117K	+224.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.29 MUR1,619.31	??
Average			+148.6%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port Louis	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.59 MUR5,978.99	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,653.95 MUR361K	??

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MUR124.56	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 MUR124.56	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.44 MUR303.93	$1.53 HTG200.29	-76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 MUR1,235.66	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 MUR298.95	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	+57.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Port Louis	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.85 MUR3,487.74	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.56 MUR5,646.82	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	??
Average			+1.5%

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

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