Cost of living comparison

Lilongwe, Malawi

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 2.9 times more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 85.6% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 60.5% more in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 MWK6,002.48	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	+246.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$11.39 HTG1,495.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 MWK1,587.49	$2.00 HTG262.64	+118.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MWK589.80	$1.50 HTG196.98	+341.2%
Average			+235.6%

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pay 85.6% more for groceries

	Lilongwe	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 MWK2,451.89	$2.50 HTG328.31	+76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,670.60	$5.00 HTG656.61	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.24 MWK9,083.47	$5.68 HTG745.66	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.06 MWK5,300.53	$2.80 HTG367.09	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.30 MWK2,246.81	$6.91 HTG907.22	+433.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MWK1,848.02	$2.27 HTG297.83	+112.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,027.85	$0.54 HTG71.48	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.45 HTG59.57
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK978.11	$0.45 HTG59.57	-19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MWK1,451.41	$2.27 HTG297.83	+171.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK977.98	$1.27 HTG166.79	+125.3%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.43 MWK11,150.97	$2.01 HTG263.54	-68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,498.51	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	+362.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.58 HTG470.13
Average			+147.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Lilongwe	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.37 MWK108,206.92	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	+166.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$910.00 HTG119,503.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$67.61 MWK117,304.91	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	+1216.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 MWK92,872.74	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	+42.9%
Average			+475.1%

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pay 60.5% more for childcare

	Lilongwe	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK607,244.81	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,349.49 MWK4,076,323.44	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	+192.3%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 MWK1,874.10	$5.00 HTG656.61	+362.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.21 MWK5,567.64	$1.65 HTG216.37	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,752.62	$2.00 HTG262.64	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.05 MWK76,431.06	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,854.16	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	+153.1%
Average			+110.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$80.00 HTG10,505.80
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$75.00 HTG9,849.19
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$120.00 HTG15,758.70
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$150.00 HTG19,698.37

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