Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Taipei, Taiwan

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

Taipei is 49.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 48.3% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 78.6% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 45.2% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 37.1% less in Taipei

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

Taipei vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$6.18 NT$184.99	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$5.01 NT$149.84	-56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$1.00 NT$30.05	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$0.68 NT$20.32	-54.7%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 48.3% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$1.86 NT$55.60	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$8.37 NT$250.55	+67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$10.77 NT$322.22	+89.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$2.72 NT$81.30	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$4.37 NT$130.62	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$2.06 NT$61.69	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$1.01 NT$30.31	+86.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$1.25 NT$37.30	+174.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$1.56 NT$46.52	+242.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.30 NT$38.87	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$1.11 NT$33.21	-12.6%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 78.6% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$3.68 NT$110.23	+83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$37.10 NT$1,109.91	+85.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$34,750.62 NT$1,039,616.75	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$8.81 NT$263.60	+146.1%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$24.04 NT$719.15	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$630.95 NT$18,875.79	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$465.35 NT$13,921.73	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$63.62 NT$1,903.30	-16.8%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$610.09 NT$18,251.87	+510.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	$18,275.33 NT$546,734.00	+166.1%
Average			+338.1%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$2.63 NT$78.62	-47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$3.05 NT$91.17	+85.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$3.71 NT$110.99	+85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$38.32 NT$1,146.29	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$9.89 NT$295.98	-1.1%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$56.02 NT$1,675.97	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$31.15 NT$932.00	-58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$85.26 NT$2,550.66	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$103.43 NT$3,094.30	-31.0%
Average			-37.1%

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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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