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

Port-au-prince is 67.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 80.6% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 32.7% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 75.3% 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 Lima. 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. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	+129.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$11.39 HTG1,490.50	+86.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$2.00 HTG261.81	+141.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$1.50 HTG196.36	+194.8%
Average			+138.2%

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pay 80.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$2.50 HTG327.27	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.81	$5.00 HTG654.53	+18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.55	$5.68 HTG743.30	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.13	$2.80 HTG365.92	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$6.91 HTG904.35	+207.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$2.27 HTG296.89	+159.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.54 HTG71.25	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.45 HTG59.38	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.45 HTG59.38	-13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$2.27 HTG296.89	+324.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.78	$1.27 HTG166.26	+166.6%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$2.01 HTG262.71	-62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.36	$20.00 HTG2,618.14	-16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,782.39	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,739.22	+51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.46	$3.58 HTG468.65	-82.2%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Lima	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.52	$165.98 HTG21,728.02	+524.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.42	$910.00 HTG119,125.22	+58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.63	$890.00 HTG116,507.08	+144.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.87	$76.47 HTG10,010.52	+73.8%
Average			+200.4%

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pay 32.7% less for childcare

	Lima	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.55	$100.00 HTG13,090.68	-53.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,291.54	$6,867.80 HTG899,042.19	-12.2%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.94	$5.00 HTG654.53	+135.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.81	$1.65 HTG215.69	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$2.00 HTG261.81	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.33	$69.54 HTG9,103.47	+127.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$10.00 HTG1,309.07	+25.8%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 75.3% more for clothing

	Lima	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.32	$80.00 HTG10,472.55	+87.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.06	$75.00 HTG9,818.01	+114.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.23	$120.00 HTG15,708.82	+40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.48	$150.00 HTG19,636.03	+59.0%
Average			+75.3%

Lima vs. Port-au-prince - Cost of clothing

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