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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1360
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	20
😀 Quality of life	89	26
🏙️ Population	888K	987K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 330% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1079th and 8323rd ($2405 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 237th and 8924th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Port-au-Prince

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	Indianapolis	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$4615

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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