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

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Panama City Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1560
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3547
$1364
🏠 One person rent
$943
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1558
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$982
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
21
😀 Quality of life
71
37
🏙️ Population
410K
987K

The cost of living in Panama City is 175% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 3737th and 8107th ($1560 vs $567) 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 1st in Haiti, while ranked 3765th and 8116th 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
$10.6
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$759
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1306
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.5
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2662
$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.32
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15637
$3682

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1377
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1371
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$981
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1150
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1150
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$721
329 km or 204 mi David
$925
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$663
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1288
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$547
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1105
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$708
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1241
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1398
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1335
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$667
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$881
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1303
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1030
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$950
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$883
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$843
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$821
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$679
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$678
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$730
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$929
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$782
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$847
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$655
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$667
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$511
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$953

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