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

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Port-au-Prince Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1359
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$236
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.7
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
53
😀 Quality of life
21
89
🏙️ Population
987K
140K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 81% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8280th and 204th ($549 vs $2915) 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 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 8831st and 189th 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
$3.3
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.5%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1541
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$870
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.12
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3402
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$524
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$536
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$529
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$516
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$514
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$527
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$728
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$727
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$758
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$573
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$542
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$709
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$766
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$831
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$964
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$527
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$660
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$790
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1046
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$809
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$838
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$731
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$718
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$748
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1558
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$685
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1824
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$769
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1143
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1165

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161