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

Kingstown is 71.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 85.0% more in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in Kingstown

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

Kingstown vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,564.90	$7.40 EC$20.00	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,484.82	$11.10 EC$30.00	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG260.82	$1.85 EC$5.00	-7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.61	$1.76 EC$4.75	+17.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.02	$1.85 EC$5.00	-26.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.04	$7.26 EC$19.61	+45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG740.48	$12.14 EC$32.81	+113.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG364.53	$4.60 EC$12.44	+64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG900.90	$1.98 EC$5.36	-71.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.76	$3.76 EC$10.17	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG70.98	$0.86 EC$2.33	+58.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.15	$4.18 EC$11.30	+822.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.15	$1.68 EC$4.54	+270.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.76	$1.60 EC$4.31	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.63	$1.23 EC$3.33	-3.0%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG261.71	$14.57 EC$39.38	+626.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,608.17	$59.20 EC$160.00	+196.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,564,301.77	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG466.86	$24.98 EC$67.50	+597.7%
Average			+353.1%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,645.33	$55.50 EC$150.00	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,671.85	$296.02 EC$800.00	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,063.67	$296.02 EC$800.00	-66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,972.42	$70.74 EC$191.18	-7.5%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 85.0% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,040.86	$185.01 EC$500.00	+85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG895,620.56	??
Average			+85.0%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.04	$1.85 EC$5.00	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG214.87	$2.71 EC$7.33	+64.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG260.82	$4.44 EC$12.00	+122.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,068.82	$37.00 EC$100.00	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,304.09	$5.55 EC$15.00	-44.5%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,432.69	$101.76 EC$275.00	+27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,780.65	$83.25 EC$225.00	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,649.03	$111.01 EC$300.00	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,561.29	$101.76 EC$275.00	-32.2%
Average			-0.4%

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