Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Montevideo, Uruguay

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

Montevideo is 65.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Montevideo

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

Montevideo vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$14.37 UYU597.26	+19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$9.64 UYU400.66	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$1.93 UYU80.18	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$1.50 UYU62.41	+0.1%
Average			+0.3%

Port-au-prince vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$2.66 UYU110.59	+6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$6.01 UYU249.74	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$4.25 UYU176.41	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$4.43 UYU184.23	+58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$4.29 UYU178.33	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$1.24 UYU51.69	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$1.01 UYU41.85	+85.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.64 UYU26.59	+41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$1.66 UYU68.98	+266.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.84 UYU34.75	-63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.82 UYU34.10	-35.4%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$6.92 UYU287.45	+244.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$47.91 UYU1,990.86	+139.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$35,934.74 UYU1,493,143.01	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$30.38 UYU1,262.20	+748.5%
Average			+283.9%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$43.60 UYU1,811.49	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$578.38 UYU24,032.49	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$419.05 UYU17,412.32	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$99.70 UYU4,142.54	+30.4%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$386.12 UYU16,044.01	+286.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$8,206.60 UYU340,996.64	+19.5%
Average			+152.8%

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$3.42 UYU141.96	-31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$3.79 UYU157.31	+129.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$5.03 UYU209.04	+151.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$58.44 UYU2,428.26	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$10.06 UYU418.08	+0.6%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$93.83 UYU3,898.58	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$44.64 UYU1,854.69	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$109.94 UYU4,568.07	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$113.02 UYU4,695.95	-24.7%
Average			-14.1%

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

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