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

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Port-au-Prince Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1313
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$222
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$424
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
33
78
🏙️ Population
987K
24.9M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8308th and 4461st ($525 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8120th and 558th 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
$3.23
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$303
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.69%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1438
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$808
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.05
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3282
$28143

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$501
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740