Los Angeles vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	93	35
🏙️ Population	3.9M	987K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 489% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 80th and 8307th ($3196 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 58th and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Port-au-Prince

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	Los Angeles	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$3207

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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