Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Jakarta, Indonesia

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

Jakarta is 19.8% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 2.4% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 50.5% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 51.7% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Jakarta

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$3.03 IDR49,585.23	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$3.41 IDR55,848.63	-70.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$0.62 IDR10,179.68	-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$0.35 IDR5,784.27	-76.4%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$1.22 IDR19,904.59	-51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$3.49 IDR57,047.25	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$5.40 IDR88,410.26	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$1.95 IDR31,948.23	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$1.62 IDR26,563.66	-76.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.38 IDR22,615.03	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$0.74 IDR12,121.74	+36.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$1.06 IDR17,294.38	+132.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$0.75 IDR12,304.42	+65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$0.80 IDR13,064.45	-64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$1.25 IDR20,502.79	-1.4%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$3.24 IDR52,976.02	+61.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$12.75 IDR208,779.94	-36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$25,509.65 IDR417,559,872.48	-27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$3.31 IDR54,178.39	-7.5%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 50.5% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$28.49 IDR466,286.42	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$449.61 IDR7,359,492.75	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$261.47 IDR4,279,988.69	-70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$77.94 IDR1,275,709.69	+1.9%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 51.7% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$170.06 IDR2,783,732.48	+70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	$9,157.99 IDR149,904,435.47	+33.3%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$2.23 IDR36,536.49	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$2.32 IDR37,981.89	+40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$2.74 IDR44,887.69	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$29.26 IDR478,897.98	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$3.19 IDR52,194.98	-68.1%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$56.54 IDR925,457.18	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$34.50 IDR564,654.83	-54.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$87.37 IDR1,430,107.77	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$86.38 IDR1,414,009.57	-42.4%
Average			-38.2%

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