Port-au-Prince vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$233	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$7528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	22	97
😀 Quality of life	35	96
🏙️ Population	987K	874K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 86% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8307th and 7th ($542 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7453rd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs San Francisco

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	Port-au-Prince	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$20590

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752