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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$233	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	22	98
😀 Quality of life	35	70
🏙️ Population	987K	12.3M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 17% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8307th and 7163rd ($542 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 Wuhan. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7453rd and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Wuhan

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	Port-au-Prince	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586