Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Seoul, South Korea

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

Seoul is 56.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 88.0% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Seoul
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.4% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$7.88 ₩10,896	-34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$6.09 ₩8,419	-46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$1.59 ₩2,194	-20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$0.84 ₩1,163	-43.9%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$3.10 ₩4,281	+23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$6.52 ₩9,023	+30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$8.06 ₩11,145	+41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$3.06 ₩4,230	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$4.74 ₩6,550	-31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$3.30 ₩4,561	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$1.55 ₩2,143	+184.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$2.44 ₩3,376	+438.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$2.68 ₩3,713	+491.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.73 ₩2,393	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$1.39 ₩1,918	+9.2%
Average			+110.9%

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pay 88.0% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$4.59 ₩6,345	+128.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$44.40 ₩61,411	+122.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$27,023.07 ₩37,372,666	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$8.02 ₩11,094	+124.1%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$22.27 ₩30,805	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$883.18 ₩1,221,429	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$490.54 ₩678,411	-44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$133.35 ₩184,426	+74.4%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$385.48 ₩533,116	+285.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	$20,782.92 ₩28,742,594	+202.6%
Average			+244.1%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$3.58 ₩4,953	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$3.60 ₩4,982	+118.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$3.22 ₩4,457	+61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$53.73 ₩74,307	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$10.74 ₩14,858	+7.4%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$59.13 ₩81,773	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$46.64 ₩64,509	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$86.69 ₩119,896	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$124.89 ₩172,723	-16.7%
Average			-27.1%

Port-au-prince vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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