Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 73.1% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 84.3% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 58.2% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 43.1% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.98	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.08	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	+51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.76	$2.00 HTG261.15	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.67	$1.50 HTG195.86	-31.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 84.3% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.15	$2.50 HTG326.44	+112.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.84	$5.00 HTG652.88	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.81	$5.68 HTG741.42	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.37	$2.80 HTG365.00	-14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.55	$6.91 HTG902.06	+123.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.57	$2.27 HTG296.14	+287.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.37	$0.54 HTG71.07	-29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.29	$0.45 HTG59.23	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.86	$0.45 HTG59.23	-48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.22	$2.27 HTG296.14	+347.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.93	$1.27 HTG165.84	+188.2%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.73	$2.01 HTG262.04	-67.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.61	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	+16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON114,052.27	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	+34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.52	$3.58 HTG467.46	-38.5%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.03	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	+1674.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,640.15	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	+51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,742.29	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	+124.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON570.49	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	-41.2%
Average			+452.1%

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pay 58.2% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,315.64	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,631.48	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	-35.4%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.18	$5.00 HTG652.88	+54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.89	$1.65 HTG215.14	-48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.23	$2.00 HTG261.15	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON218.61	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	+39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.80	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	+16.0%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 43.1% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON343.94	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON174.03	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	+89.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON376.96	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	+39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON464.06	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	+41.8%
Average			+43.1%

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