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

Lima is 8.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 63.8% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,577.45	$5.23 PEN19.11	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,496.72	$6.10 PEN22.30	-46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.91	$0.83 PEN3.03	-58.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG197.18	$0.51 PEN1.86	-66.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.63	$2.42 PEN8.86	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG657.27	$4.22 PEN15.44	-15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG746.41	$4.95 PEN18.12	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG367.45	$2.70 PEN9.89	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG908.13	$2.25 PEN8.22	-67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG298.13	$0.87 PEN3.20	-61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.55	$0.50 PEN1.84	-7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.63	$0.48 PEN1.76	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.63	$0.52 PEN1.91	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG298.13	$0.53 PEN1.95	-76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.95	$0.48 PEN1.74	-62.5%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.81	$5.39 PEN19.70	+168.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,629.08	$23.85 PEN87.25	+19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,600,886.04	$23,163.52 PEN84,730.17	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG470.60	$20.14 PEN73.68	+462.6%
Average			+154.1%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,818.82	$26.56 PEN97.17	-84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,623.04	$575.58 PEN2,105.42	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,993.96	$363.71 PEN1,330.40	-59.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,052.36	$44.01 PEN160.97	-42.5%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 63.8% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,145.39	$213.68 PEN781.62	+113.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG902,799.23	$7,818.35 PEN28,598.86	+13.8%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG657.27	$2.12 PEN7.76	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.59	$2.62 PEN9.58	+59.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.91	$5.30 PEN19.39	+165.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,141.51	$30.52 PEN111.62	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,314.54	$7.95 PEN29.08	-20.5%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,516.31	$42.79 PEN156.53	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,859.04	$34.98 PEN127.96	-53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,774.47	$85.21 PEN311.68	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,718.08	$94.35 PEN345.13	-37.1%
Average			-41.5%

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

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