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

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Port-au-Prince Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1359
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$236
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
987K
24.9M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8280th and 4780th ($549 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Haiti and China, respectively. Check Haiti vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8831st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Port-au-Prince Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.3
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.5%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1541
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$870
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.12
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3402
$31401

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$536
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$529
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$516
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$514
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$527
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$728
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$727
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$758
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$573
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$542
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$709
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$766
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$831
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$964
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$527
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$660
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$790
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1046
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$809
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$838
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$731
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$718
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$748
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1558
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$685
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1824
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$769
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
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$1023
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
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$1143
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1165

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$1028
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$706
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$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774