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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$1313
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$383
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	92	33
🏙️ Population	2.3M	987K

The cost of living in Houston is 323% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1234th and 8308th ($2221 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 86th and 8120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Port-au-Prince

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	Houston	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$3282

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

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