Cost of living comparison

San Jose, Costa Rica

compared to

Port-au-prince, Haiti

Port-au-prince vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 0.6% cheaper than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 1.8% less in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 48.4% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Port-au-prince

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

Port-au-prince vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	San Jose	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 CRC5,411.93	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	+10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC996.28	$2.00 HTG262.09	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC730.05	$1.50 HTG196.57	+2.7%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

	San Jose	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 CRC1,297.53	$2.50 HTG327.62	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	$5.00 HTG655.24	+17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,614.14	$5.68 HTG744.10	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,630.29	$2.80 HTG366.32	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CRC2,202.02	$6.91 HTG905.32	+56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC974.72	$2.27 HTG297.21	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC314.94	$0.54 HTG71.33	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC795.04	$0.45 HTG59.44	-71.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC673.65	$0.45 HTG59.44	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC649.37	$2.27 HTG297.21	+74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC595.13	$1.27 HTG166.44	+6.6%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 48.4% less for transportation

	San Jose	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,742.30	$2.01 HTG262.99	-63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.02 CRC19,000.61	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	-47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,451,701.73	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	-5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC7,965.79	$3.58 HTG469.15	-77.5%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	San Jose	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.59 CRC26,781.29	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	+209.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.08 CRC370,817.73	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.60 CRC231,662.02	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	+92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.06 CRC31,508.95	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	+21.3%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	San Jose	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC260,589.82	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,425.72 CRC6,209,142.52	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	-44.7%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,456.71	$5.00 HTG655.24	+71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,844.55	$1.65 HTG215.92	-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,524.97	$2.00 HTG262.09	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.70 CRC29,832.68	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	+2.9%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	San Jose	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.59 CRC36,771.08	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.81 CRC25,391.00	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	+47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.98 CRC62,954.11	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 CRC58,621.78	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	+27.9%
Average			+19.9%

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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: March 2025

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