Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

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

Wellington is 2.5 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 70.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 30.4% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	$14.93 NZ$25.00	+24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	$8.96 NZ$15.00	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.64	$2.57 NZ$4.31	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.98	$2.15 NZ$3.61	+43.6%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 70.5% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.31	$1.96 NZ$3.29	-21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$4.15 NZ$6.95	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.66	$6.98 NZ$11.69	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG367.09	$6.84 NZ$11.45	+144.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG907.22	$5.06 NZ$8.47	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.40 NZ$2.34	-38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.48	$1.09 NZ$1.83	+100.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$1.48 NZ$2.47	+225.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$2.61 NZ$4.37	+475.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.01 NZ$1.70	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.79	$0.84 NZ$1.40	-34.0%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.54	$6.42 NZ$10.75	+219.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	$127.57 NZ$213.59	+537.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	$34,339.84 NZ$57,496.60	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG470.13	$18.22 NZ$30.50	+408.8%
Average			+291.1%

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pay 30.4% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	$54.27 NZ$90.86	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	$1,487.35 NZ$2,490.32	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.53	+50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	$134.11 NZ$224.54	+75.4%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	$871.44 NZ$1,459.08	+771.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	$12,649.75 NZ$21,180.00	+84.2%
Average			+427.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$7.17 NZ$12.00	+43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.37	$3.41 NZ$5.72	+107.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.64	$24.46 NZ$40.95	+1122.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	$39.85 NZ$66.72	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	$12.24 NZ$20.50	+22.4%
Average			+250.6%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	$75.78 NZ$126.88	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	$55.09 NZ$92.24	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	$119.44 NZ$199.99	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	$129.60 NZ$216.99	-13.6%
Average			-11.5%

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

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