Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Tehran, Iran

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

Tehran is 37.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 31.4% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 72.1% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 38.9% less in Tehran

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$4.00 IRR169,000	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$5.00 IRR211,250	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$0.45 IRR19,178	-77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$1.08 IRR45,839	-27.7%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$0.53 IRR22,602	-78.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$1.83 IRR77,272	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$2.32 IRR98,152	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$1.26 IRR53,272	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$1.84 IRR77,906	-73.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$0.46 IRR19,293	-79.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$0.70 IRR29,604	+28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$0.42 IRR17,831	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$0.32 IRR13,390	-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$0.24 IRR10,238	-89.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$0.26 IRR11,130	-79.3%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$2.76 IRR116,458	+37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$10.00 IRR422,500	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+157.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$2.90 IRR122,525	-19.0%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 72.1% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$6.79 IRR286,962	-95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$11.89 IRR502,342	-84.5%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	+23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-74.5%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$0.80 IRR33,800	-84.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$1.51 IRR63,638	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$2.50 IRR105,625	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$19.23 IRR812,478	-72.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$1.50 IRR63,375	-85.0%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 38.9% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	-62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-53.3%
Average			-38.9%

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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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