Port-au-Prince vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port-au-Prince San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$559
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1360
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$232
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$6139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
87
😀 Quality of life
26
91
🏙️ Population
987K
1.01M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8323rd and 8th ($559 vs $3957) 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 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8924th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs San Jose, United States

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Port-au-Prince San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.73
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.45%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.2
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4615
$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273