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

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Medellin Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$1349
🏠 One person rent
$408
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
22
😀 Quality of life
53
35
🏙️ Population
2.53M
987K

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 6005th and 8307th ($906 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Haiti, respectively. Check Colombia vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 6049th and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Port-au-Prince

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Medellin Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$3207

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$839
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618

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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