Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Podgorica, Montenegro

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

Podgorica is 10.2% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 81.6% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 39.8% less in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 83.5% more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Podgorica

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

Podgorica vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$8.57 €7.52	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$8.04 €7.05	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$2.13 €1.87	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$1.51 €1.32	+0.6%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$0.93 €0.81	-63.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$3.98 €3.49	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$4.94 €4.34	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$2.96 €2.60	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$3.59 €3.15	-48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.61 €0.53	-73.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.85 €0.74	+55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.67 €0.58	+47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$1.06 €0.93	+133.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.44 €0.39	-80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.52 €0.46	-59.0%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 81.6% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$6.02 €5.28	+200.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$32.15 €28.20	+60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$27,933.36 €24,501.89	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$6.64 €5.83	+85.6%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 39.8% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$29.29 €25.69	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$586.17 €514.16	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$453.87 €398.11	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$82.62 €72.47	+8.0%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$265.47 €232.86	+165.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$6,966.46 €6,110.67	+1.4%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$2.36 €2.07	-52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$1.95 €1.71	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$3.86 €3.38	+92.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$39.72 €34.84	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$5.36 €4.70	-46.4%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$76.10 €66.75	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$41.90 €36.75	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$93.78 €82.26	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$106.69 €93.58	-28.9%
Average			-24.9%

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