Columbus vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1349
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
22
😀 Quality of life
88
35
🏙️ Population
906K
987K

The cost of living in Columbus is 295% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1476th and 8307th ($2145 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States and Haiti, respectively. Check the United States vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 249th and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Port-au-Prince

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Columbus Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$3207

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ColumbusPort-au-Prince

Cost of living

$349

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$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
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15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$520
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$527
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$521
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$508
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$507
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$521
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$707
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$715
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$750
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$724
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$784
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$561
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$545
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$695
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$751
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$812
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$961
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$510
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$645
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$774
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$928
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$773
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$784
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$707
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$692
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$733
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1561
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$656
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1830
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$735
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1138
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1170
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1197