Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Harare, Zimbabwe

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

Harare is 14.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% less in Harare
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Harare
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 49.2% less in Harare
Childcare: pay 85.8% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Harare
Clothing: pay 70.8% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.3% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$0.74 ZWL236.90	-63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$0.52 ZWL167.52	-65.3%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$1.01 ZWL324.64	-59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$2.18 ZWL700.35	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$2.86 ZWL919.99	-58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$1.35 ZWL435.59	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.76 ZWL244.28	+39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$1.01 ZWL325.75	+123.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.83 ZWL266.25	+82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.64 ZWL204.77	-72.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.94 ZWL302.06	-26.1%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+204.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+112.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+486.6%
Average			+193.6%

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pay 49.2% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	-68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	-41.0%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 85.8% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	+161.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	+10.1%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	+90.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00
Average			-4.7%

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pay 70.8% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-76.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-68.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-69.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	-69.4%
Average			-70.8%

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