Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Monrovia, Liberia

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

Monrovia is 27.5% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 90.0% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 3.0% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 59.8% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.88 LRD374.98	-6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$2.50 LRD499.98	+66.7%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$1.65 LRD330.68	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	+18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$3.63 LRD725.57	+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$4.48 LRD895.25	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.74 LRD148.47	-67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$2.58 LRD515.70	+373.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$3.95 LRD790.69	+771.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$3.18 LRD636.05	+601.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.03 LRD205.97	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$3.88 LRD774.97	+205.1%
Average			+165.1%

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pay 90.0% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$4.03 LRD806.25	+100.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$20.00 LRD3,999.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	-85.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	+254.5%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	-89.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	+172.6%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	-78.2%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.50 LRD499.98	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$3.12 LRD624.97	+89.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$5.00 LRD999.96	+150.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	-2.5%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 59.8% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	-77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	-53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	-54.2%
Average			-59.8%

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