Mexico City vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1313
🏠 One person rent
$663
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$383
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
22
😀 Quality of life
66
33
🏙️ Population
9.21M
987K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 145% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4206th and 8308th ($1288 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and Haiti, respectively. Check Mexico vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 4184th and 8120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Port-au-Prince

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Mexico City Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$3282

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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