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

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Port-au-Prince Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1313
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$222
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$424
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
33
80
🏙️ Population
987K
17.5M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 44% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8308th and 5744th ($525 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8120th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Shenzhen

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Port-au-Prince Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$303
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.69%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1438
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$808
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.05
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3282
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$501
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584