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

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Medellin Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$1364
🏠 One person rent
$494
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
21
😀 Quality of life
60
37
🏙️ Population
2.53M
987K

The cost of living in Medellin is 82% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 5342nd and 8107th ($1030 vs $567) 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 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 5890th and 8116th 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
$6.21
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$3682

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$541
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$552
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$546
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$533
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$528
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$544
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$713
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$721
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$749
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$720
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$525
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$539
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$708
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$724
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$853
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$948
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$648
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$857
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1020
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$781
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$844
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$686
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$750
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1656
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$676
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1884
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$730
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1150
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1164
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1223