Cost of living comparison

Buenos Aires, Argentina

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

Port-au-prince vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 58.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 73.0% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 0.2% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.4% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Port-au-prince

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS12,984.18	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	+9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS10,021.43	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,734.36	$2.00 HTG262.23	+36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,280.15	$1.50 HTG196.67	+38.3%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 73.0% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,543.80	$2.50 HTG327.78	+16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS6,129.72	$5.00 HTG655.56	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,949.77	$5.68 HTG744.48	+12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,722.86	$2.80 HTG366.50	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS3,308.33	$6.91 HTG905.77	+146.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,091.07	$2.27 HTG297.36	+145.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS1,032.47	$0.54 HTG71.37	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS715.12	$0.45 HTG59.47	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,179.92	$0.45 HTG59.47	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS504.05	$2.27 HTG297.36	+431.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS596.51	$1.27 HTG166.52	+151.3%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS4,136.99	$2.01 HTG263.12	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS12,984.18	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	+81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS27,443,843.35	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	+50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS8,675.80	$3.58 HTG469.38	-51.3%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS28,086.41	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	+597.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS606,334.68	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS421,858.91	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	+149.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS58,114.30	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	+55.3%
Average			+219.8%

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pay 0.2% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS255,552.35	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS5,284,417.75	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	+53.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS2,124.41	$5.00 HTG655.56	+177.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,522.41	$1.65 HTG216.03	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,832.91	$2.00 HTG262.23	-16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS32,128.65	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	+155.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,901.90	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	+100.0%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS105,732.57	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS88,208.80	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS134,654.16	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS140,722.59	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	+25.8%
Average			+5.2%

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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: June 2025

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