Cost of living comparison

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Port-au-prince is 95.9% more expensive than Rabat.

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.75
MAD36.79
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
MAD58.87
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
MAD6.23
$1.56
HTG205.69

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

 
Rabat
Port-au-prince
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
MAD5.00
$2.50
HTG328.59
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.75
MAD46.60
$5.00
HTG657.17
Milk (1 gallon) $3.06
MAD29.99
$5.68
HTG746.30

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pay 27.9% less for transportation

 
Rabat
Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.81
MAD57.05
$2.01
HTG263.77
Monthly public transit pass $24.99
MAD245.28
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Rabat
Port-au-prince
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.82
MAD400.63
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $412.37
MAD4,047.62
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.16
MAD2,563.44
$890.00
HTG116,976.32

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

 
Rabat
Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.41
MAD1,329.11
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
MAD39.25
$5.00
HTG657.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
MAD17.05
$1.65
HTG216.56
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.90
MAD38.26
$2.00
HTG262.87

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

 
Rabat
Port-au-prince
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.15
MAD629.70
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.23
MAD453.78
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.91
MAD921.79
$120.00
HTG15,772.09

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