Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

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

Victoria is 2.0 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 84.6% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Victoria
Childcare: pay 48.3% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 40.8% less in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	$16.76 SCR240.10	+39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	$9.71 SCR139.14	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.15	$2.75 SCR39.47	+37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.86	$2.71 SCR38.85	+80.8%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 84.6% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.44	$2.29 SCR32.83	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$18.13 SCR259.66	+262.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.42	$7.52 SCR107.72	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.00	$3.58 SCR51.22	+27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.06	$3.00 SCR42.96	-56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$0.97 SCR13.92	-57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.07	$1.10 SCR15.73	+101.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$0.97 SCR13.92	+114.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$3.27 SCR46.79	+620.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$0.82 SCR11.78	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.84	$0.73 SCR10.46	-42.5%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.04	$5.82 SCR83.33	+189.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	$26.82 SCR384.16	+34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	$26,617.26 SCR381,317.59	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.46	$46.18 SCR661.60	+1190.0%
Average			+347.5%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	$163.87 SCR2,347.63	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	$979.92 SCR14,038.25	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	$794.53 SCR11,382.43	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	$73.52 SCR1,053.18	-3.9%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 48.3% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	$167.60 SCR2,400.98	+67.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	$8,868.55 SCR127,050.45	+29.1%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$4.07 SCR58.25	-18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.14	$5.16 SCR73.96	+213.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.15	$22.89 SCR327.87	+1044.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	$95.81 SCR1,372.55	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	$5.59 SCR80.03	-44.1%
Average			+246.5%

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pay 40.8% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	$68.58 SCR982.51	-14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	$29.30 SCR419.73	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	$73.44 SCR1,052.11	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	$76.39 SCR1,094.41	-49.1%
Average			-40.8%

Port-au-prince vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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