Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 38.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 25.4% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 21.9% more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$10.00 SVC87.49	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$7.00 SVC61.24	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.09 SVC9.52	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$0.91 SVC7.98	-39.2%
Average			-35.0%

Port-au-prince vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$2.12 SVC18.55	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$3.24 SVC28.32	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$7.39 SVC64.61	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$3.04 SVC26.56	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$2.78 SVC24.29	-59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.44 SVC12.62	-36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.77 SVC6.72	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.17 SVC10.19	+156.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.22 SVC10.64	+168.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.99 SVC8.69	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.98 SVC8.53	-23.2%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$3.97 SVC34.76	+98.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$20.00 SVC174.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$25,000.00 SVC218,723.18	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$33.43 SVC292.45	+833.7%
Average			+301.0%

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pay 25.4% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$42.14 SVC368.70	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$858.33 SVC7,509.50	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$641.67 SVC5,613.89	-27.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$81.52 SVC713.21	+6.6%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 21.9% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$160.29 SVC1,402.33	+60.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$5,740.67 SVC50,224.67	-16.4%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.00 SVC17.50	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$3.24 SVC28.33	+96.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$4.00 SVC35.00	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$30.67 SVC268.30	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$5.50 SVC48.12	-45.0%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$72.14 SVC631.17	-9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$47.86 SVC418.70	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$112.14 SVC981.13	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$108.33 SVC947.80	-27.8%
Average			-20.1%

Port-au-prince vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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