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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$233	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	29
😀 Quality of life	35	36
🏙️ Population	987K	159K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 35% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8307th and 6298th ($542 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Haiti and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Haiti vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7453rd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Praia

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	Port-au-Prince	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$2887

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$520
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$527
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$507
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$521
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$707
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$715
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$750
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$561
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$545
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$695
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$812
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$961
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$645
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$774
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$928
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$773
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$784
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$692
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$733
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$656
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1830
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$735
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491