New Orleans vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Orleans	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$1313
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2206	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.5	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3605	$383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	86	22
😀 Quality of life	87	33
🏙️ Population	384K	987K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 302% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1525th and 8308th ($2113 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1352nd and 1st in the United States and Haiti, respectively. Check the United States vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. New Orleans ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 216th and 8120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Port-au-Prince

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	New Orleans	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.1	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1463	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2642	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2150	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10224	$3282

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030

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