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

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Port-au-Prince Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$573
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1384
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$240
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$396
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
987K
17.5M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8191st and 6106th ($573 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9032nd and 1113th 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
$3.84
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$867
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.24
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4267
$22916

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$549
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$557
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$554
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638