Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Valletta, Malta

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

Valletta is 87.2% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% more in Valletta
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Valletta
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Valletta
Housing: pay 16.5% less in Valletta
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Valletta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% more in Valletta
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Valletta

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

Valletta vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.0% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Valletta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	$16.08 €13.95	+34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	$10.72 €9.30	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.64	$2.56 €2.23	+28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.98	$1.91 €1.66	+27.6%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Valletta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.31	$1.39 €1.21	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$4.82 €4.18	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.66	$4.62 €4.01	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG367.09	$3.16 €2.74	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG907.22	$3.68 €3.19	-46.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.41 €1.22	-37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.48	$0.83 €0.72	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$1.15 €1.00	+154.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$1.58 €1.38	+249.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$0.85 €0.73	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.79	$0.82 €0.71	-35.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Valletta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.54	$5.44 €4.72	+170.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	$25,186.43 €21,854.70	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG470.13	$26.79 €23.25	+648.4%
Average			+263.8%

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pay 16.5% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Valletta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	$30.37 €26.35	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	$1,093.20 €948.59	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	$955.66 €829.24	+7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	$67.53 €58.59	-11.7%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Valletta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	$660.21 €572.87	+560.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	$8,574.10 €7,439.90	+24.8%
Average			+292.5%

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pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Valletta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$4.29 €3.72	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.37	$2.50 €2.17	+51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.64	$5.95 €5.16	+197.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	$47.16 €40.92	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	$16.08 €13.95	+60.8%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Valletta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	$91.77 €79.63	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	$35.73 €31.00	-52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	$93.78 €81.37	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	$101.82 €88.35	-32.1%
Average			-22.9%

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