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Port-au-prince vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 53.8% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.5% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 61.1% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	-13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.00 HTG261.81	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.50 HTG196.36	+56.9%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.50 HTG327.27	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.00 HTG654.53	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.68 HTG743.30	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.80 HTG365.92	-47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$6.91 HTG904.34	+87.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.27 HTG296.89	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.54 HTG71.25	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.45 HTG59.38	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.45 HTG59.38	-87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.27 HTG296.89	+75.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.27 HTG166.26	-1.9%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.28 HTG560.79	-31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 HTG2,618.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	+47.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$3.58 HTG468.64	-93.1%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Saint John's	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+113.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	+31.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	-22.8%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$100.00 HTG13,090.63
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	+271.2%
Average			+271.2%

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pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.00 HTG654.53	+170.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.65 HTG215.69	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.00 HTG261.81
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	+61.3%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 61.1% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+60.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$75.00 HTG9,817.97
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	+62.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$150.00 HTG19,635.94
Average			+61.1%

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