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

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Port-au-Prince Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1364
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$241
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
80
😀 Quality of life
37
93
🏙️ Population
987K
737K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 82% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8107th and 125th ($567 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 8116th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port-au-Prince Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.34%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1523
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3682
$29883

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$541
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$552
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$546
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$533
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$528
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$544
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$713
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$721
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$749
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$720
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$525
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$539
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$708
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$724
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$853
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$948
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$648
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$857
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1020
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$781
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$844
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$686
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$750
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1656
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$676
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1884
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$730
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1150
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1164
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1223

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114