Port-au-Prince vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$233	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	44
😀 Quality of life	35	58
🏙️ Population	987K	1.13M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 42% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8307th and 5898th ($542 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Haiti vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7453rd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Santo Domingo

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	Port-au-Prince	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$7607

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521