Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

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

Ashgabat is 2.0 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 29.7% more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$34.54 TMT121.08	+187.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$12.82 TMT44.94	+12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$3.24 TMT11.36	+62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$1.04 TMT3.66	-30.4%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$2.39 TMT8.37	-4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$17.90 TMT62.74	+258.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$16.12 TMT56.51	+184.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$6.84 TMT23.97	+144.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$5.38 TMT18.87	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$2.71 TMT9.51	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$4.01 TMT14.04	+636.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$3.65 TMT12.80	+704.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$1.71 TMT6.00	+277.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.03 TMT3.62	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$0.84 TMT2.94	-33.9%
Average			+191.8%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$1.56 TMT5.48	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$8.55 TMT29.96	-57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$43,803.42 TMT153,530.98	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$9.69 TMT33.95	+170.6%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$94.97 TMT332.86	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$1,125.36 TMT3,944.37	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$747.86 TMT2,621.26	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$435.73 TMT1,527.23	+469.8%
Average			+108.7%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$22.79 TMT79.89	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	??
Average			-77.2%

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$5.06 TMT17.72	+1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$6.98 TMT24.47	+323.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$28.49 TMT99.86	+1324.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$147.20 TMT515.93	+111.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$14.25 TMT49.93	+42.5%
Average			+360.7%

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pay 29.7% more for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$85.47 TMT299.57	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$121.08 TMT424.39	+61.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$163.82 TMT574.18	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$170.94 TMT599.15	+14.0%
Average			+29.7%

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

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