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

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Columbus Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
88
26
🏙️ Population
906K
987K

The cost of living in Columbus is 283% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1634th and 8323rd ($2140 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 266th and 8924th 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
$20.9
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$4615

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$535
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$545
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$539
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$533
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$523
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$539
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$814
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$857
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$820
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$814
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$577
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$640
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$786
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$812
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$894
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$1113
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$786
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$1026
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1098
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$858
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$908
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$672
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$803
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1673
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$748
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1888
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$792
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1079
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1285
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1314