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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$553	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$398
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	22
😀 Quality of life	75	35
🏙️ Population	1.32M	987K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 148% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4065th and 8307th ($1346 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Haiti, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 1043rd and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Port-au-Prince

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	Montevideo	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$3207

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Port-au-Prince

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