Cost of living comparison

 Port-au-prince, Haiti
compared to
 Tehran, Iran
Tehran vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary
Tehran vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.0% less for restaurants

 
Port-au-prince
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
HTG1,575.87
$4.00
IRR168,500
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.39
HTG1,495.23
$5.00
IRR210,625
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
HTG262.64
$0.45
IRR19,122

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

 
Port-au-prince
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$2.50
HTG328.31
$0.53
IRR22,535
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
HTG656.61
$1.83
IRR77,044
Milk (1 gallon) $5.68
HTG745.66
$2.32
IRR97,862

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

 
Port-au-prince
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.01
HTG263.54
$2.76
IRR116,114
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
HTG2,626.45
$10.00
IRR421,250
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
HTG4,596,286.76
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000

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pay 72.1% less for housing

 
Port-au-prince
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$165.98
HTG21,797.01
$6.79
IRR286,113
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $910.00
HTG119,503.46
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $890.00
HTG116,877.01
$339.71
IRR14,310,147

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

 
Port-au-prince
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
HTG13,132.25
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,867.80
HTG901,896.75
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528

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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port-au-prince
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
HTG656.61
$0.80
IRR33,700
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
HTG216.37
$1.51
IRR63,450
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
HTG262.64
$2.50
IRR105,312

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pay 38.9% less for clothing

 
Port-au-prince
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
HTG10,505.80
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.00
HTG9,849.19
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.00
HTG15,758.70
$138.01
IRR5,813,508

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