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

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Mexico City Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1364
🏠 One person rent
$721
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
72
37
🏙️ Population
9.21M
987K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 135% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4418th and 8107th ($1331 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Mexico and Haiti, respectively. Check Mexico vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.3 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 3317th and 8116th 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
$12
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$3682

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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