La Paz vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$304	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	22
😀 Quality of life	46	35
🏙️ Population	756K	987K

The cost of living in La Paz is 27% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 6947th and 8307th ($688 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Haiti, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 6481st and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Port-au-Prince

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	La Paz	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$3207

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

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