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

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Port-au-Prince Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1359
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$236
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
987K
17.7M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 43% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8280th and 5948th ($549 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8831st and 556th 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
$3.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.5%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1541
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$870
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.12
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3402
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
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$524
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$536
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$529
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$516
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$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
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1143
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1165

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618