Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

Amsterdam is 3.6 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% more in Amsterdam
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in Amsterdam
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Amsterdam
Housing: pay 86.0% more in Amsterdam
Childcare: pay 12.9 times more in Amsterdam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Amsterdam
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Amsterdam

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

Amsterdam vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.2% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Amsterdam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	$21.44 €18.60	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	$13.93 €12.09	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.64	$3.23 €2.80	+61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.98	$2.79 €2.42	+86.1%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Amsterdam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.31	$2.06 €1.79	-17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$6.58 €5.71	+31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.66	$4.76 €4.13	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG367.09	$4.81 €4.18	+72.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG907.22	$6.45 €5.60	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$0.98 €0.85	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.48	$1.03 €0.90	+89.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$0.88 €0.76	+93.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$1.81 €1.57	+299.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$0.88 €0.76	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.79	$0.96 €0.83	-24.8%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Amsterdam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.54	$8.09 €7.02	+303.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	$87.51 €75.93	+337.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	$35,207.42 €30,550.08	+0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG470.13	$24.86 €21.58	+594.6%
Average			+309.0%

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pay 86.0% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Amsterdam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	$47.53 €41.24	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	$2,189.86 €1,900.18	+140.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	$1,816.26 €1,576.00	+104.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	$206.94 €179.57	+170.6%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 12.9 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Amsterdam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	$2,377.37 €2,062.88	+2277.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	$14,444.53 €12,533.76	+110.3%
Average			+1193.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Amsterdam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$6.43 €5.58	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.37	$4.20 €3.65	+155.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.64	$13.40 €11.62	+569.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	$65.86 €57.15	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	$15.00 €13.02	+50.0%
Average			+159.6%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Amsterdam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	$92.54 €80.30	+15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	$37.12 €32.21	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	$106.57 €92.47	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	$114.59 €99.43	-23.6%
Average			-17.4%

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