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

Port-au-prince is 15.6% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 27.3% less in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 47.7% less in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 76.0% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$2.00 HTG261.81	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$1.50 HTG196.36	-22.2%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$2.50 HTG327.27	-1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$5.00 HTG654.53	-50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$5.68 HTG743.30	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$2.80 HTG365.92	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$6.91 HTG904.34	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$2.27 HTG296.89	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.54 HTG71.25	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.45 HTG59.38	-83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.45 HTG59.38	-81.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$2.27 HTG296.89	+15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$1.27 HTG166.26	+33.1%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$4.28 HTG560.79	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	+52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$3.58 HTG468.64	-59.2%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 47.7% less for housing

	Port Vila	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	-81.2%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	+1.1%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$5.00 HTG654.53	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$1.65 HTG215.69	-71.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$2.00 HTG261.81	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	-20.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 76.0% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+139.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$120.00 HTG15,708.76
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$150.00 HTG19,635.94
Average			+76.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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