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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port-au-Prince	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$559	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1360	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$232	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.9	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	20	65
😀 Quality of life	26	74
🏙️ Population	987K	12.7M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 30% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8323rd and 6776th ($559 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8924th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Suzhou

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	Port-au-Prince	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.73	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.2	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.4	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4615	$20341

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Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$535
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$545
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$523
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$539
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$814
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$857
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$820
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$577
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$640
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$786
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$894
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$1113
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$786
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$1026
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1098
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$858
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$908
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$672
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$803
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$748
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1888
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$792
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635