Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

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

Pretoria is 0.5% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 43.9% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 43.3% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$8.52 ZAR151.51	-29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$4.68 ZAR83.28	-58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$1.01 ZAR17.93	-49.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$0.81 ZAR14.44	-45.9%
Average			-45.9%

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

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$1.07 ZAR19.10	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$3.70 ZAR65.74	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$4.91 ZAR87.37	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$2.35 ZAR41.74	-16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$2.08 ZAR36.92	-69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.69 ZAR12.28	-69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.68 ZAR12.18	+25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.73 ZAR12.90	+59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.75 ZAR13.39	+66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.64 ZAR11.38	-71.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.58 ZAR10.37	-54.1%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$5.05 ZAR89.89	+151.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$65.32 ZAR1,161.56	+226.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$19,084.78 ZAR339,376.96	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$8.78 ZAR156.05	+145.1%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 43.9% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$39.13 ZAR695.86	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$416.34 ZAR7,403.67	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$379.25 ZAR6,744.03	-57.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$86.03 ZAR1,529.83	+12.5%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 43.3% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$216.65 ZAR3,852.62	+116.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$4,800.41 ZAR85,363.69	-30.1%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$2.39 ZAR42.42	-52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$2.00 ZAR35.49	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$2.95 ZAR52.52	+47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$34.21 ZAR608.35	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$7.81 ZAR138.88	-21.9%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$49.09 ZAR872.89	-38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$34.65 ZAR616.13	-53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$92.30 ZAR1,641.33	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$98.31 ZAR1,748.16	-34.5%
Average			-37.5%

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