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

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Essen Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1313
🏠 One person rent
$759
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$383
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
95
33
🏙️ Population
579K
987K

The cost of living in Essen is 189% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 3358th and 8308th ($1519 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Haiti, respectively. Check Germany vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 32nd and 8120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Port-au-Prince

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Essen Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$3282

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$501
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$514
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$506
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$494
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$492
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$504
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$712
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$714
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$775
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$728
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$590
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$536
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$692
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$721
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$764
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$958
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$653
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$809
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1051
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$787
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$671
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$782
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$745
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1671
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$700
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1872
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$805
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1009
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1005
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1062