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

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Port-au-Prince Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1364
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$241
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
37
78
🏙️ Population
987K
17.5M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 35% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8107th and 6334th ($567 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8116th and 1094th 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
$3.64
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.34%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1523
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3682
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Delmas
$541
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Carrefour
$552
6.7 km or 4.1 mi Petion-Ville
$546
74 km or 46 mi Saint-Marc
$533
80 km or 50 mi Miragoane
$528
91 km or 56 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
107 km or 66 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
107 km or 67 mi Gonaives
$544
121 km or 75 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
135 km or 84 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
136 km or 84 mi Barahona
$713
147 km or 92 mi Sabaneta
$721
169 km or 105 mi Azua
$749
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Jarabacoa
$720
200 km or 124 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
205 km or 127 mi La Vega
$525
209 km or 130 mi Bonao
$539
214 km or 133 mi Bani
$708
222 km or 138 mi Puerto Plata
$724
233 km or 145 mi San Cristobal
$853
234 km or 145 mi Sosua
$948
235 km or 146 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
237 km or 148 mi Cotui
$648
243 km or 151 mi Cabarete
$857
258 km or 160 mi Santo Domingo
$1020
278 km or 173 mi Nagua
$781
288 km or 179 mi Boca Chica
$844
320 km or 199 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
324 km or 202 mi Samana
$686
348 km or 217 mi El Seibo
$750
349 km or 217 mi Guantanamo
$1656
355 km or 221 mi La Romana
$676
357 km or 222 mi Moa
$1884
382 km or 238 mi Higuey
$730
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
418 km or 260 mi Punta Cana
$1150
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
436 km or 271 mi Port Antonio
$1164
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1223

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634