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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port-au-Prince	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1384	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$240	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$396	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.2	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	20	21
😀 Quality of life	23	46
🏙️ Population	987K	6.56M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 5% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8191st and 7929th ($573 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 9032nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Shaoyang

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	Port-au-Prince	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.84	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1465	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$867	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.24	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.45	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4267	$11939

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Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$549
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615