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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port-au-Prince	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1313	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$222	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$424	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$383	$489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	44
😀 Quality of life	33	58
🏙️ Population	987K	1.13M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 50% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8308th and 4974th ($525 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 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 8120th and 5711th 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	$3.23	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$303	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.69%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1438	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$808	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$6562

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Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$501
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$514
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$492
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$504
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$712
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$714
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$775
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$590
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$536
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$692
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$764
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$958
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$653
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$809
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1051
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$787
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$671
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$782
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$700
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1872
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$805
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$514
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1300
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1137
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1273
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504