Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 85.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 62.2% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 51.6% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 61.6% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB99.55	$12.00 HTG1,570.17	+312.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB199.10	$11.39 HTG1,489.82	+95.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.04	$2.00 HTG261.69	+224.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.97	$1.50 HTG196.27	+414.2%
Average			+261.6%

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pay 62.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.02	$2.50 HTG327.12	+64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB401.21	$5.00 HTG654.24	-57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB250.12	$5.68 HTG742.97	-22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB77.65	$2.80 HTG365.76	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.93	$6.91 HTG903.93	+425.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.28	$2.27 HTG296.76	+54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.83	$0.54 HTG71.22	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.38	$0.45 HTG59.35	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.50	$0.45 HTG59.35	-43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.35	$2.27 HTG296.76	+218.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.27	$1.27 HTG166.18	+104.1%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB152.60	$2.01 HTG262.59	-55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,343.93	$20.00 HTG2,616.94	-49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,891,463.23	$35,000.00 HTG4,579,652.91	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB353.40	$3.58 HTG468.43	-65.4%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB524.94	$165.98 HTG21,718.13	+980.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,524.78	$910.00 HTG119,070.98	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,317.07	$890.00 HTG116,454.03	+194.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,301.08	$76.47 HTG10,005.96	+13.6%
Average			+312.1%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,620.72	$100.00 HTG13,084.72	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB450,824.90	$6,867.80 HTG898,632.81	-47.9%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB79.64	$5.00 HTG654.24	+114.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB88.30	$1.65 HTG215.59	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB143.60	$2.00 HTG261.69	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,865.25	$69.54 HTG9,099.32	+27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB248.88	$10.00 HTG1,308.47	+37.3%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 61.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,888.84	$80.00 HTG10,467.78	+44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,190.65	$75.00 HTG9,813.54	+115.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,318.32	$120.00 HTG15,701.67	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,148.29	$150.00 HTG19,627.08	+62.8%
Average			+61.6%

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