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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$1360
🏠 One person rent	$908	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	20
😀 Quality of life	92	26
🏙️ Population	548K	987K

The cost of living in Hanover is 227% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 2689th and 8323rd ($1829 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Germany and Haiti, respectively. Check Germany vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 82nd and 8924th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Port-au-Prince

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	Hanover	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$4615

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

Cities near Port-au-Prince

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