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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port-au-Prince	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$559	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1360	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$232	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	20	19
😀 Quality of life	26	68
🏙️ Population	987K	955K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 68% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8323rd and 3058th ($559 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Haiti and Spain, respectively. Check Haiti vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 8924th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Tenerife

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	Port-au-Prince	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.73	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4615	$7249

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469