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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$4298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	75
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	987K	459K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 78% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8307th and 866th ($542 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 797th 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 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 7453rd and 238th 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	$3.34	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$18786

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777