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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port-au-Prince	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$559	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1360	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$232	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.9	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$4423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	53
😀 Quality of life	26	88
🏙️ Population	987K	139K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 83% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8323rd and 119th ($559 vs $3205) 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 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 8924th and 258th 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	$3.73	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.2	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.4	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4615	$30029

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Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$535
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$545
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$523
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$539
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$814
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$857
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$820
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$577
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$640
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$786
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$894
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$1113
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$786
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$1026
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1098
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$858
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$908
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$672
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$803
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$748
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1888
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$792
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336