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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1364
🏠 One person rent	$969	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	95	37
🏙️ Population	1.8M	987K

The cost of living in Montreal is 236% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 2306th and 8107th ($1903 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Canada and Haiti, respectively. Check Canada vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 46th and 8116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Port-au-Prince

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	Montreal	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$3682

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

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