Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Canberra, Australia

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

Canberra is 3.3 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 72.9% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	$19.77 A$30.56	+64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	$9.89 A$15.28	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.64	$2.76 A$4.27	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.98	$2.32 A$3.58	+54.4%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 72.9% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.31	$2.59 A$4.00	+3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$5.39 A$8.33	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.66	$6.59 A$10.19	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG367.09	$4.63 A$7.16	+65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG907.22	$4.12 A$6.37	-40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.62 A$2.50	-28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.48	$1.34 A$2.07	+146.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$1.57 A$2.42	+245.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$2.46 A$3.81	+443.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.25 A$1.93	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.79	$1.11 A$1.72	-12.4%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.54	$5.07 A$7.84	+152.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	$118.63 A$183.38	+493.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	$29,276.08 A$45,255.96	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG470.13	$17.66 A$27.30	+393.4%
Average			+255.7%

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	$65.39 A$101.08	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	$1,783.31 A$2,756.70	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	$1,413.05 A$2,184.33	+58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	$183.02 A$282.92	+139.3%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	$1,847.17 A$2,855.41	+1747.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	$14,503.36 A$22,419.79	+111.2%
Average			+929.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$7.25 A$11.21	+45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.37	$3.68 A$5.69	+123.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.64	$26.36 A$40.75	+1218.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	$65.69 A$101.55	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	$14.33 A$22.16	+43.3%
Average			+284.9%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	$86.77 A$134.13	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	$72.18 A$111.58	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	$119.51 A$184.75	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	$154.17 A$238.33	+2.8%
Average			+1.8%

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