Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 55.8% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 91.8% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 85.3% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 5.3% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 65.5% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.8% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR153.35	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	+40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR84.29	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	+143.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.15	$2.00 HTG262.64	+98.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.62	$1.50 HTG196.98	+84.7%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 85.3% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.33	$2.50 HTG328.31	+132.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR66.54	$5.00 HTG656.61	+35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR88.43	$5.68 HTG745.66	+15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR42.24	$2.80 HTG367.09	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR37.37	$6.91 HTG907.22	+232.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.43	$2.27 HTG297.83	+228.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.32	$0.54 HTG71.48	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.06	$0.45 HTG59.57	-37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.56	$0.45 HTG59.57	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.51	$2.27 HTG297.83	+254.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.49	$1.27 HTG166.79	+117.9%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR90.98	$2.01 HTG263.54	-60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,175.71	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	-69.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR343,512.65	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	+83.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR157.95	$3.58 HTG470.13	-59.2%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Pretoria	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR704.34	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	+324.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,493.89	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,826.21	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	+134.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,548.47	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	-11.1%
Average			+141.6%

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pay 5.3% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,899.57	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR86,403.95	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	+43.1%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR42.94	$5.00 HTG656.61	+109.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR35.92	$1.65 HTG216.37	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR53.16	$2.00 HTG262.64	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR615.76	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	+103.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR140.57	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	+28.0%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 65.5% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR883.52	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	+63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR623.64	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	+116.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,661.33	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	+30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,769.47	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	+52.6%
Average			+65.5%

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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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