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

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Essen Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1349
🏠 One person rent
$690
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$398
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
22
😀 Quality of life
94
35
🏙️ Population
587K
987K

The cost of living in Essen is 166% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 3685th and 8307th ($1443 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 33rd and 7453rd 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
$13
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$3207

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EssenPort-au-Prince

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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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