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

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Port-au-Prince Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$573
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1384
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$240
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$396
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
99
😀 Quality of life
23
75
🏙️ Population
987K
24.9M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 49% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8191st and 4971st ($573 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Haiti and China, respectively. Check Haiti vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9032nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Shanghai

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Port-au-Prince Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.84
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$867
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.24
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4267
$27781

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$549
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$557
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$554
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$548
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$535
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$550
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$769
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$785
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$785
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$753
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$553
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$580
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$744
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$791
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$899
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$1006
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$714
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$930
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1083
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$820
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$899
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$678
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$768
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1664
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$700
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1888
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$734
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1114
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1234
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1289

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765