Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

Port-au-prince vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 56.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 90.0% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 55.6% 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 Kuwait City. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Port-au-prince. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD2.990	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.490	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	+40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.200	$2.00 HTG262.64	+199.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$1.50 HTG196.98	+260.0%
Average			+130.7%

Kuwait City vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.0% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$2.50 HTG328.31	+149.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$5.00 HTG656.61	+90.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.770	$5.68 HTG745.66	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$2.80 HTG367.09	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.890	$6.91 HTG907.22	+136.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$2.27 HTG297.83	+115.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.54 HTG71.48	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.45 HTG59.57	-40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.45 HTG59.57	-36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$2.27 HTG297.83	+359.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$1.27 HTG166.79	+233.3%
Average			+90.0%

Kuwait City vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Kuwait City	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$2.01 HTG263.54	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.940	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	-59.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,772.490	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	+58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.960	$3.58 HTG470.13	-87.8%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kuwait City	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.170	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	+522.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD269.490	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD208.600	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	+30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.660	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	+85.0%
Average			+160.4%

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.290	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,126.360	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	-1.1%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$5.00 HTG656.61	+207.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.830	$1.65 HTG216.37	-72.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$2.00 HTG262.64	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.700	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.490	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	-12.1%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.950	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	+89.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.750	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.490	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	+29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.050	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	+58.2%
Average			+55.6%

Kuwait City vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of clothing

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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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