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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$649	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	76	35
🏙️ Population	15.7M	987K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 130% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4347th and 8307th ($1248 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Haiti, respectively. Check Turkey vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 850th and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Port-au-Prince

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	Istanbul	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$3207

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Port-au-Prince

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