Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Bern, Switzerland

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

Bern is 4.7 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bern
Groceries: pay 98.0% more in Bern
Transportation: pay 5.4 times more in Bern
Housing: pay 55.6% more in Bern
Childcare: pay 17.6 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Bern
Clothing: pay 32.1% more in Bern

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

Bern vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$26.23 CHF21.56	+118.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$17.11 CHF14.06	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$4.65 CHF3.82	+132.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$4.30 CHF3.54	+186.9%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 98.0% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$3.23 CHF2.66	+29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$13.69 CHF11.25	+173.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$7.62 CHF6.26	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$5.84 CHF4.80	+109.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$13.31 CHF10.94	+92.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.48 CHF1.22	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$1.08 CHF0.89	+98.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$1.16 CHF0.95	+154.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$2.71 CHF2.23	+496.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.06 CHF0.87	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$0.98 CHF0.81	-22.8%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 5.4 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$7.86 CHF6.46	+291.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$91.24 CHF75.00	+356.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$37,408.50 CHF30,750.46	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$43.00 CHF35.34	+1101.0%
Average			+438.9%

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pay 55.6% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$48.66 CHF40.00	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$1,382.42 CHF1,136.37	+51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$978.93 CHF804.70	+10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$253.38 CHF208.28	+231.3%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 17.6 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$3,022.33 CHF2,484.41	+2922.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	$34,215.09 CHF28,125.42	+398.2%
Average			+1660.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$7.41 CHF6.09	+48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$5.39 CHF4.43	+227.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$10.26 CHF8.44	+413.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$71.17 CHF58.50	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$22.81 CHF18.75	+128.1%
Average			+163.8%

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pay 32.1% more for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$142.37 CHF117.03	+78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$63.68 CHF52.34	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$167.27 CHF137.50	+39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$189.00 CHF155.36	+26.0%
Average			+32.1%

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