Long Beach vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$1360
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	20
😀 Quality of life	78	26
🏙️ Population	467K	987K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 380% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 604th and 8323rd ($2683 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 958th and 8924th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Port-au-Prince

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	Long Beach	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$4615

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

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