Cost of living comparison

Madrid, Spain

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 2.5% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 81.2% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 57.1% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 34.0% more in Port-au-prince

The cost of housing, clothing, and groceries in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Port-au-prince. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.10	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.40	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.79 €2.45	$2.00 HTG262.23	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.58	$1.50 HTG196.67	-16.9%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Madrid	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 €1.31	$2.50 HTG327.78	+67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.92 €6.07	$5.00 HTG655.56	-27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.87	$5.68 HTG744.48	+28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 €2.68	$2.80 HTG366.50	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.78 €3.32	$6.91 HTG905.77	+82.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.99	$2.27 HTG297.36	+101.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$0.54 HTG71.37	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.88	$0.45 HTG59.47	-54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.92	$0.45 HTG59.47	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$2.27 HTG297.36	+171.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.72	$1.27 HTG166.52	+54.9%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Madrid	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 €5.95	$2.01 HTG263.12	-70.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €37.60	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,759.38 €31,366.52	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90 €13.07	$3.58 HTG469.38	-76.0%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 81.2% more for housing

	Madrid	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.85 €27.93	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	+421.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,468.90 €1,288.45	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,074.71 €942.69	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	-17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.03 €114.06	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	-41.2%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 57.1% less for childcare

	Madrid	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$567.57 €497.85	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,069.47 €8,832.49	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	-31.8%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75 €3.29	$5.00 HTG655.56	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 €2.27	$1.65 HTG216.03	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.64	$2.00 HTG262.23	-68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €37.82	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	+61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.40	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	-6.7%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 34.0% more for clothing

	Madrid	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.50 €79.38	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	-11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.21 €32.64	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	+101.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.88 €85.85	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.40 €106.48	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	+23.6%
Average			+34.0%

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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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