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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$233	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	91
😀 Quality of life	35	77
🏙️ Population	987K	6.26M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 52% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8307th and 4686th ($542 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Haiti and Chile, respectively. Check Haiti vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7453rd and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Santiago

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	Port-au-Prince	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731