Cost of living comparison

Jakarta, Indonesia

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 95.5% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.8% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 67.5% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,368.44	$12.00 HTG1,575.02	+296.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,604.45	$11.39 HTG1,494.42	+233.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,135.17	$2.00 HTG262.50	+221.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,758.98	$1.50 HTG196.88	+324.5%
Average			+269.0%

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,817.57	$2.50 HTG328.13	+105.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,797.83	$5.00 HTG656.26	+43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR88,023.72	$5.68 HTG745.26	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,808.54	$2.80 HTG366.89	+43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,447.52	$6.91 HTG906.73	+325.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,516.16	$2.27 HTG297.67	+64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,068.74	$0.54 HTG71.44	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,218.76	$0.45 HTG59.53	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,250.63	$0.45 HTG59.53	-39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR13,007.33	$2.27 HTG297.67	+184.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,413.15	$1.27 HTG166.70	+1.4%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,744.39	$2.01 HTG263.40	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR207,867.11	$20.00 HTG2,625.04	+56.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR415,734,222.51	$35,000.00 HTG4,593,817.66	+37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,941.52	$3.58 HTG469.88	+8.2%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR464,247.72	$165.98 HTG21,785.30	+482.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,327,315.67	$910.00 HTG119,439.26	+102.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,261,275.78	$890.00 HTG116,814.22	+240.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,270,132.05	$76.47 HTG10,036.91	-1.9%
Average			+205.9%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,771,561.48	$100.00 HTG13,125.19	-41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR149,249,025.20	$6,867.80 HTG901,412.25	-25.0%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,376.74	$5.00 HTG656.26	+124.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,815.82	$1.65 HTG216.26	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,691.43	$2.00 HTG262.50	-27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR476,804.15	$69.54 HTG9,127.46	+137.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,966.78	$10.00 HTG1,312.52	+213.6%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 67.5% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR921,410.91	$80.00 HTG10,500.15	+41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR562,186.05	$75.00 HTG9,843.89	+117.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,423,855.07	$120.00 HTG15,750.23	+37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,407,827.25	$150.00 HTG19,687.79	+73.6%
Average			+67.5%

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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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