Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

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

Reykjavik is 2.0 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 72.5% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 33.0% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 69.7% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$20.00 ISK2,527	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$18.02 ISK2,277	+58.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$3.15 ISK399	+57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$2.19 ISK276	+45.7%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 72.5% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$3.61 ISK456	+44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$7.76 ISK980	+55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$6.40 ISK809	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$5.76 ISK727	+105.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$9.45 ISK1,194	+36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$1.40 ISK177	-38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$1.01 ISK128	+85.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$1.22 ISK154	+168.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$2.22 ISK281	+390.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$1.43 ISK181	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.93 ISK118	-26.5%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$8.50 ISK1,074	+323.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$74.95 ISK9,472	+274.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$42,450.45 ISK5,364,463	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$24.05 ISK3,039	+571.8%
Average			+297.9%

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pay 33.0% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$69.87 ISK8,829	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$1,971.17 ISK249,097	+116.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$1,803.44 ISK227,901	+102.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$53.95 ISK6,818	-29.4%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 69.7% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$252.14 ISK31,863	+152.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$5,993.99 ISK757,461	-12.7%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$10.81 ISK1,366	+116.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$5.31 ISK670	+222.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$12.25 ISK1,547	+512.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$69.95 ISK8,839	+0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$14.77 ISK1,867	+47.7%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$108.97 ISK13,771	+36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$49.72 ISK6,283	-33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$151.85 ISK19,190	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$194.16 ISK24,536	+29.4%
Average			+14.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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