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

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Panama City Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$946
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
42
20
😀 Quality of life
71
26
🏙️ Population
1.54M
987K

The cost of living in Panama City is 184% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 3634th and 8323rd ($1590 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Panama and Haiti, respectively. Check Panama vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 3213th and 8924th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Port-au-Prince

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Panama City Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$4615

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024

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