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

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Port-au-Prince Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1313
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$424
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$6506
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
80
😀 Quality of life
33
90
🏙️ Population
987K
737K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 82% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8308th and 145th ($525 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 8120th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port-au-Prince Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$303
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.69%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1438
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$808
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.05
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.4
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3282
$29730

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210