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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$1364
🏠 One person rent	$222	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	73	37
🏙️ Population	9.5M	987K

The cost of living in Foshan is 4% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 7909th and 8107th ($589 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 1st in China and Haiti, respectively. Check China vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 2948th and 8116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Port-au-Prince

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	Foshan	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$3682

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$541
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$552
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$528
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$544
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$713
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$721
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$749
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$525
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$539
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$708
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$853
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$948
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$857
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1020
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$781
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$844
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$686
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$750
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$676
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1884
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223