Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Praia, Cabo Verde

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

Praia is 12.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Praia
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Praia

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

Praia vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.1% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	$4.86 CVE478.09	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	$6.32 CVE621.52	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.15	$1.78 CVE175.04	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.86	$1.12 CVE110.01	-25.4%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.44	$2.95 CVE290.11	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$7.94 CVE781.22	+58.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.42	$4.78 CVE470.54	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.00	$2.20 CVE216.10	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.06	$2.61 CVE256.98	-62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$2.00 CVE196.33	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.07	$1.32 CVE130.12	+143.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$1.56 CVE153.25	+243.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$2.23 CVE219.75	+392.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$1.21 CVE119.27	-46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.84	$0.88 CVE86.74	-30.6%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.04	$6.31 CVE620.57	+214.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	$20.42 CVE2,007.99	+2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	$29,166.78 CVE2,868,552.82	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.46	$17.26 CVE1,697.23	+382.0%
Average			+145.4%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	$51.28 CVE5,043.87	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	$583.34 CVE57,371.06	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	$388.89 CVE38,247.37	-56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	$113.61 CVE11,173.43	+48.6%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	$110.42 CVE10,859.84	+10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	$3,266.68 CVE321,277.92	-52.4%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$2.48 CVE243.83	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.14	$1.49 CVE146.41	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.15	$4.38 CVE430.28	+118.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	$36.46 CVE3,585.69	-47.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	$5.83 CVE573.71	-41.7%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	$48.61 CVE4,780.92	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	$38.89 CVE3,824.74	-48.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	$87.50 CVE8,605.66	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	$131.25 CVE12,908.49	-12.5%
Average			-31.7%

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