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Port-au-prince vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 15.1% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 36.7% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 73.9% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.88	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	+16.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.91	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$2.00 HTG261.81	+85.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.46	$1.50 HTG196.36	+86.3%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.77	$2.50 HTG327.27	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$5.00 HTG654.53	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.22	$5.68 HTG743.30	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.08	$2.80 HTG365.92	-46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.31	$6.91 HTG904.34	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.96	$2.27 HTG296.89	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.90	$0.54 HTG71.25	-53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.90	$0.45 HTG59.38	-77.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.76	$0.45 HTG59.38	-75.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.84	$2.27 HTG296.89	+217.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.57	$1.27 HTG166.26	+54.6%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 36.7% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.72	$4.28 HTG560.79	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD658.91	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	-1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.88	$3.58 HTG468.64	-67.6%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 73.9% more for housing

	Port Of Spain	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD417.09	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+169.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	+85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.53	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	+25.4%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	-69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	-4.4%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.48	$5.00 HTG654.53	+171.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.29	$1.65 HTG215.69	-55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.93	$2.00 HTG261.81	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.83	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	+27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.38	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	-6.3%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD400.17	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.57	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	+95.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD798.68	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	+27.3%
Average			+32.6%

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