Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

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

Ankara is 14.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 53.4% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.6% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$8.72 TRY341.97	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$7.27 TRY284.98	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$1.27 TRY49.82	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$0.50 TRY19.77	-66.4%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$0.83 TRY32.71	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$4.61 TRY180.65	-7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$3.90 TRY152.94	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$1.68 TRY65.90	-39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$2.70 TRY105.81	-60.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$0.49 TRY19.07	-78.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$0.88 TRY34.55	+61.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$0.45 TRY17.80	+0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$0.54 TRY21.23	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$0.25 TRY9.70	-89.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$0.23 TRY9.00	-81.9%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$4.81 TRY188.72	+139.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$8.72 TRY341.97	-56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$44,845.33 TRY1,757,748.79	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$5.40 TRY211.78	+50.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$11.50 TRY450.84	-93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$592.54 TRY23,224.92	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$399.36 TRY15,653.30	-55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$53.07 TRY2,080.26	-30.6%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$502.10 TRY19,680.25	+402.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	$10,388.60 TRY407,189.60	+51.3%
Average			+226.7%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$3.49 TRY136.79	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$2.84 TRY111.42	+72.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$2.04 TRY79.79	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$40.91 TRY1,603.38	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$5.82 TRY227.98	-41.8%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$56.66 TRY2,220.87	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$45.57 TRY1,786.09	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$104.18 TRY4,083.58	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$93.27 TRY3,655.87	-37.8%
Average			-29.9%

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