Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Tokyo, Japan

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

Tokyo is 76.2% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 82.3% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.5% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.02	$6.51 ¥939	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,494.42	$5.21 ¥751	-54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.50	$1.12 ¥161	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.88	$0.75 ¥107	-50.3%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 82.3% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.13	$1.63 ¥235	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.26	$7.01 ¥1,011	+40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.26	$5.89 ¥849	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.89	$2.09 ¥301	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG906.73	$3.26 ¥470	-52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.67	$2.38 ¥343	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.44	$1.06 ¥153	+95.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.53	$2.65 ¥382	+484.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.53	$2.42 ¥348	+432.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.67	$1.29 ¥186	-43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.70	$1.26 ¥182	-0.6%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.40	$4.42 ¥637	+120.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,625.04	$58.62 ¥8,448	+193.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,593,817.66	$21,767.76 ¥3,136,952	-37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.88	$27.88 ¥4,017	+678.7%
Average			+238.6%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,785.30	$31.86 ¥4,591	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,439.26	$1,120.28 ¥161,443	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,814.22	$582.98 ¥84,013	-34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,036.91	$134.03 ¥19,316	+75.3%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,125.19	$533.29 ¥76,853	+433.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,412.25	$14,506.96 ¥2,090,597	+111.2%
Average			+272.2%

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pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.26	$3.26 ¥469	-34.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.26	$3.40 ¥490	+106.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.50	$3.91 ¥563	+95.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,127.46	$67.16 ¥9,678	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,312.52	$12.38 ¥1,783	+23.8%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,500.15	$52.60 ¥7,580	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,843.89	$36.87 ¥5,313	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,750.23	$63.41 ¥9,138	-47.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,687.79	$82.89 ¥11,946	-44.7%
Average			-44.2%

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