Port-au-Prince vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port-au-Prince	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1384	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$396	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	74
😀 Quality of life	23	88
🏙️ Population	987K	459K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 76% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8191st and 1097th ($573 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th in Haiti and the United States, respectively. Check Haiti vs the United States 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 Virginia Beach. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 9032nd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Virginia Beach

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	Port-au-Prince	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.84	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1465	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$867	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.24	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.45	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4267	$15986

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Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$549
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$557
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$535
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$550
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$769
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$785
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$785
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$553
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$744
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$899
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$1006
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$714
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$930
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1083
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$820
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$899
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$678
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$768
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$700
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1888
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$734
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763