Port-au-Prince vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$233	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	27
😀 Quality of life	35	52
🏙️ Population	987K	3.15M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 30% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 8307th and 6526th ($542 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Haiti and Bolivia, respectively. Check Haiti vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 7453rd and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Port-au-Prince	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$4204

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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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance	City	Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi	Sucre	$666
304 km or 189 mi	Sacaba	$538
317 km or 197 mi	Cochabamba	$535
335 km or 208 mi	Potosi	$507
376 km or 233 mi	Trinidad	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Oruro	$600
446 km or 277 mi	Tarija	$630
528 km or 328 mi	Tartagal	$804
545 km or 339 mi	La Paz	$688
550 km or 342 mi	El Alto	$673
601 km or 373 mi	Corumba	$583
606 km or 377 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
617 km or 384 mi	Caceres	$643
650 km or 404 mi	Vilhena	$577
688 km or 428 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
691 km or 430 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
737 km or 458 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
744 km or 462 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
747 km or 464 mi	Tacna	$414
757 km or 470 mi	Arica	$748
758 km or 471 mi	Puno	$520
772 km or 480 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
779 km or 484 mi	Iquique	$923
779 km or 484 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
781 km or 485 mi	Juliaca	$547
789 km or 490 mi	Varzea Grande	$682
792 km or 492 mi	Calama	$673
795 km or 494 mi	Cuiaba	$725
811 km or 504 mi	Salta	$1121
863 km or 536 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
865 km or 537 mi	Concepcion	$521
876 km or 544 mi	Ariquemes	$575
900 km or 559 mi	Arequipa	$588
921 km or 573 mi	Rondonopolis	$546
941 km or 585 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
944 km or 587 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
949 km or 589 mi	Campo Grande	$588
992 km or 616 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
1001 km or 622 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1005 km or 625 mi	Dourados	$599