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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$3761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	53
😀 Quality of life	35	89
🏙️ Population	987K	140K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 82% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8307th and 200th ($542 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Haiti and Iceland, respectively. Check Haiti vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 7453rd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Reykjavik

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	Port-au-Prince	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$2532

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006