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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$1384
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$396
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	88	23
🏙️ Population	639K	987K

The cost of living in Detroit is 254% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1947th and 8191st ($2032 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 318th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Port-au-Prince

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	Detroit	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$1465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$4267

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$549
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$557
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$535
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$550
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$769
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$785
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$785
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$553
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$744
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$899
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$1006
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$714
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$930
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1083
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$820
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$899
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$678
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$768
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$700
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1888
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$734
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289