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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$233	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	90
😀 Quality of life	35	70
🏙️ Population	987K	13.9M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 21% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8307th and 6956th ($542 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7453rd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Tianjin

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	Port-au-Prince	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$18215

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Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$520
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$527
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$507
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$521
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$707
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$715
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$750
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$561
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$545
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$695
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$812
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$961
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$645
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$774
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$928
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$773
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$784
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$692
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$733
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$656
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1830
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$735
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616