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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1364	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$241	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.5	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	54
😀 Quality of life	37	88
🏙️ Population	987K	525K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 80% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8107th and 362nd ($567 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 8116th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Sacramento

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	Port-au-Prince	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.64	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1523	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3682	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850