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

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Medellin Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$1313
🏠 One person rent
$387
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$383
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
22
😀 Quality of life
54
33
🏙️ Population
2.53M
987K

The cost of living in Medellin is 65% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 6140th and 8308th ($867 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5994th and 8120th 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
$5.65
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$3282

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$501
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$514
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$506
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$494
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$492
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$504
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$712
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$714
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$775
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$728
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$590
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$536
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$692
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$721
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$764
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$958
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$653
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$809
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1051
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$787
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$671
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$782
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$745
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1671
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$700
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1872
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$805
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1009
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1005
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1062