Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

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

Gaborone is 3.6% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 59.0% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 17.4% more in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 47.4% less in Gaborone

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

Gaborone vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.7% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$7.50 BWP102.39	-37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$6.00 BWP81.91	-47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$0.83 BWP11.37	-58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$0.49 BWP6.67	-67.5%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$0.81 BWP11.10	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$3.37 BWP46.01	-32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$5.06 BWP69.13	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$2.29 BWP31.29	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$2.27 BWP31.06	-67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.77 BWP10.57	-65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.62 BWP8.46	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.88 BWP12.07	+94.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.65 BWP8.82	+42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.60 BWP8.16	-73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.55 BWP7.48	-56.9%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$4.27 BWP58.37	+112.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$28.18 BWP385.00	+40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$19.49 BWP266.22	+444.4%
Average			+140.6%

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pay 59.0% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$49.21 BWP672.27	-35.6%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 17.4% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	+80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	-45.5%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.25 BWP30.72	-55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$2.37 BWP32.37	+43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$3.75 BWP51.20	+87.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$32.19 BWP439.72	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$6.75 BWP92.15	-32.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 47.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$44.14 BWP602.98	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$22.17 BWP302.79	-70.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	-37.9%
Average			-47.4%

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

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