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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$233	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	22	64
😀 Quality of life	35	55
🏙️ Population	987K	1.76M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 39% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 8307th and 6124th ($542 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Haiti and Ecuador, respectively. Check Haiti vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7453rd and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Quito

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	Port-au-Prince	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493