Cost of living comparison

Riga, Latvia

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

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

Port-au-prince is 38.4% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 80.3% more in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.5% more for restaurants

	Riga	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €9.85	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	+12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 €7.66	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.32	$2.00 HTG262.09	+39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 €1.09	$1.50 HTG196.57	+26.4%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

	Riga	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.44	$2.50 HTG327.62	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €5.27	$5.00 HTG655.24	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 €4.46	$5.68 HTG744.10	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 €2.63	$2.80 HTG366.32	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 €2.93	$6.91 HTG905.32	+116.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.62	$2.27 HTG297.21	+237.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.77	$0.54 HTG71.33	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$0.45 HTG59.44	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.40	$0.45 HTG59.44	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.39	$2.27 HTG297.21	+438.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.40	$1.27 HTG166.44	+190.9%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Riga	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €6.22	$2.01 HTG262.99	-70.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.15 €29.56	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,026.61 €25,770.41	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.25 €10.35	$3.58 HTG469.15	-68.2%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Riga	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.68 €16.25	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	+839.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.44 €493.25	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	+69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.73 €338.12	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	+142.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$244.58 €224.89	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	-68.7%
Average			+245.5%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Riga	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$538.03 €494.71	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	-81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,487.73 €12,401.94	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	-49.1%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.43	$5.00 HTG655.24	+3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 €3.12	$1.65 HTG215.92	-51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 €4.83	$2.00 HTG262.09	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.01 €42.31	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	+51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.85	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	-6.7%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Riga	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.84 €75.25	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.77 €40.25	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	+71.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.38 €84.95	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	+29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.02 €111.28	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	+23.9%
Average			+30.8%

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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: April 2025

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