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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port-au-Prince	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$559	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1360	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$232	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.9	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	26	100
🏙️ Population	987K	5.45M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8323rd and 370th ($559 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Haiti and Australia, respectively. Check Haiti vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8924th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Sydney

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	Port-au-Prince	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.73	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4615	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863