Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

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

Kathmandu is 35.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 72.4% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 44.9% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 73.7% more in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 81.7% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 64.7% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.4% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	$1.47 NPR202.46	-87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	$7.36 NPR1,011.30	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.15	$0.46 NPR62.69	-77.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.86	$0.16 NPR22.23	-89.2%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 44.9% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.44	$0.57 NPR77.78	-77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$4.70 NPR645.41	-6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.42	$3.17 NPR436.08	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.00	$1.62 NPR223.29	-41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.06	$1.48 NPR203.18	-78.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$1.09 NPR149.46	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.07	$0.47 NPR64.69	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$0.52 NPR71.79	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$0.33 NPR45.02	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$0.22 NPR29.88	-90.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.84	$0.29 NPR40.26	-76.9%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 73.7% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.04	$4.85 NPR667.05	+141.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	$9.94 NPR1,366.62	-50.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	$33,138.99 NPR4,555,390.07	-5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.46	$11.05 NPR1,518.46	+208.6%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 81.7% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	$10.42 NPR1,432.81	-93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	$191.60 NPR26,338.59	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	$102.03 NPR14,024.70	-88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	$26.40 NPR3,628.68	-65.5%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	$91.89 NPR12,630.85	-8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	$3,479.59 NPR478,315.96	-49.3%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$2.58 NPR354.31	-48.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.14	$1.66 NPR228.16	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.15	$2.95 NPR404.92	+47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	$22.71 NPR3,121.29	-67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	$3.31 NPR455.54	-66.9%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 64.7% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	$24.02 NPR3,301.68	-70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	$31.19 NPR4,287.43	-58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	$53.29 NPR7,325.92	-55.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	$37.76 NPR5,190.38	-74.8%
Average			-64.7%

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