Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Macao, Macau

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

Macao is 72.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 66.3% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Macao
Housing: pay 17.4% less in Macao
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.5% more in Macao
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Macao

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

Macao vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.02	$6.21 MOP50.23	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,494.42	$6.21 MOP50.23	-45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.50	$0.76 MOP6.18	-61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.88	$0.65 MOP5.22	-57.0%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.13	$2.21 MOP17.91	-11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.26	$8.73 MOP70.63	+74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.26	$11.15 MOP90.18	+96.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.89	$2.85 MOP23.09	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG906.73	$3.54 MOP28.66	-48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.67	$1.72 MOP13.93	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.44	$1.46 MOP11.85	+169.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.53	$1.72 MOP13.94	+279.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.53	$1.28 MOP10.38	+182.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.67	$1.98 MOP15.99	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.70	$1.55 MOP12.57	+22.3%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.40	$6.61 MOP53.45	+229.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,625.04	$22.35 MOP180.82	+11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,593,817.66	$31,038.42 MOP251,135.94	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.88	$11.35 MOP91.82	+217.0%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 17.4% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,785.30	$29.59 MOP239.42	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,439.26	$1,062.76 MOP8,598.89	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,814.22	$827.69 MOP6,696.96	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,036.91	$78.75 MOP637.21	+3.0%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,125.19	$682.85 MOP5,524.99	+582.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,412.25	$13,355.39 MOP108,060.21	+94.5%
Average			+338.6%

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pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.26	$5.81 MOP47.02	+16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.26	$4.58 MOP37.09	+178.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.50	$6.21 MOP50.23	+210.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,127.46	$86.91 MOP703.18	+25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,312.52	$14.77 MOP119.54	+47.7%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,500.15	$72.38 MOP585.65	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,843.89	$37.25 MOP301.36	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,750.23	$84.84 MOP686.44	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,687.79	$97.55 MOP789.28	-35.0%
Average			-31.0%

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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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