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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	82
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	987K	468K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 77% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8307th and 972nd ($542 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in Haiti and the United States, respectively. Check Haiti vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7453rd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Raleigh

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	Port-au-Prince	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682