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China

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Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 16.5% more expensive than Shanghai.

Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 15.2% more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Port-au-prince

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

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Port-au-prince vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	??

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

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$2.67 HTG350.51	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$3.07 HTG402.90	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	+68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$5.50 HTG721.05	+223.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$2.77 HTG363.41	+87.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$2.00 HTG262.25	+101.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.71 HTG92.47	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$0.57 HTG75.16	-36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.09 HTG143.30	+42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$2.42 HTG317.98	+577.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.98 HTG128.69	+126.5%
Average			+55.2%

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

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Shanghai	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$4.28 HTG560.83	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	$20.00 HTG2,622.33	-33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$3.58 HTG469.40	-36.9%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 15.2% more for housing

	Shanghai	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$909.78 HTG119K	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$889.79 HTG117K	+51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	??
Average			+15.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Shanghai	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	??

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$1.53 HTG200.29	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	+11.7%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Shanghai	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	+102.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	??
Average			+102.1%

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

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