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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$1360
🏠 One person rent	$984	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	93	26
🏙️ Population	1.9M	987K

The cost of living in Montreal is 240% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 2370th and 8323rd ($1901 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 49th and 8924th 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	$15.7	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$4615

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$535
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$545
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$523
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$539
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$814
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$857
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$820
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$577
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$640
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$786
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$894
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$1113
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$786
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$1026
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1098
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$858
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$908
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$672
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$803
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$748
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1888
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$792
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314