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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port-au-Prince	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1384	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$240	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$396	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.2	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	20	17
😀 Quality of life	23	44
🏙️ Population	987K	7.01M

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 4% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8191st and 7977th ($573 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th in Haiti and China, respectively. Check Haiti vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd best city to live in Haiti vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 9032nd and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Zhumadian

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	Port-au-Prince	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.84	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1465	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$867	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.24	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.45	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4267	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507