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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1364	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$241	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	21	73
😀 Quality of life	37	80
🏙️ Population	987K	7.01M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8107th and 3418th ($567 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Haiti and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Haiti vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8116th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Riyadh

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	Port-au-Prince	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.64	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1523	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3682	$9818

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Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$541
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$552
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$528
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$544
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$713
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$721
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$749
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$525
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$539
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$708
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$853
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$948
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$857
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1020
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$781
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$844
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$686
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$750
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$676
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1884
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463