Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

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

Beirut is 19.3% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 71.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.7% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$10.00 LBP896,056	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$7.64 LBP684,497	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.59 LBP142,409	-20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$1.13 LBP101,254	-24.7%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$0.91 LBP81,945	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$5.48 LBP490,591	+9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$6.19 LBP554,452	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$2.72 LBP243,432	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$3.84 LBP343,717	-44.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.69 LBP61,981	-69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.56 LBP49,779	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.41 LBP36,793	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.47 LBP41,796	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.39 LBP35,090	-82.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.44 LBP39,300	-65.5%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$3.49 LBP312,785	+73.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+275.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,167,397	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+256.1%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$738.24 LBP66,150,002	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$359.38 LBP32,202,005	-59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+110.8%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 71.6% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$283.33 LBP25,388,248	+183.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$4,111.11 LBP368,378,495	-40.1%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$3.00 LBP268,817	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$2.80 LBP250,896	+69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$2.00 LBP179,211
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$59.33 LBP5,316,598	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$7.00 LBP627,239	-30.0%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$78.12 LBP7,000,436	-2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$103.12 LBP9,240,575	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$110.71 LBP9,920,618	-26.2%
Average			-16.4%

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