Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Port-au-Prince Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Port-au-Prince

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 19.1% cheaper than Port-au-Prince without rent, and 26.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 25.1% cheaper than Port-au-Prince without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$12.17 HTG 1,596
7.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$952
$88.0 HTG 11.5K
-38.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$11.28 HTG 1,479
-16.67%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.0
$1.62 HTG 213
119.75%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.37
$2.03 HTG 266
-21.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.44
$1.54 HTG 202
-25.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.9
$4.97 HTG 652
-36.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.8
$7.05 HTG 924
-31.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.92
$1.53 HTG 200
6.54%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.40
$2.45 HTG 321
11.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.25
$2.98 HTG 391
-36.91%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.58
$2.83 HTG 372
-7.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$9.97 HTG 1,307
-0.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$149
$14.99 HTG 1,965
-43.96%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$206
$11.91 HTG 1,562
-2.35%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.6
$5.12 HTG 672
-41.99%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.59
$1.22 HTG 160
45.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.38
$0.98 HTG 129
110.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.96
$0.97 HTG 128
103.09%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.92
$5.05 HTG 662
-58.61%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.99
$2.83 HTG 371
-20.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.81
$1.02 HTG 133
43.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.29
$1.07 HTG 140
1.87%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.8
$1.97 HTG 259
120.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$241
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.63
$1.79 HTG 235
-6.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.6
$2.00 HTG 262
77.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.37
$0.18 HTG 23.07
100.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$336
$20.18 HTG 2,646
-6.05%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.43
$0.40 HTG 51.9
230.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.33
$0.38 HTG 50.2
-21.05%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$97.2
$20.38 HTG 2,672
-73.06%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.66
$1.14 HTG 150
17.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$338.3K
$35.0K HTG 4.6M
-45.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$420.6K
$45.7K HTG 6.0M
-48.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$728
$101 HTG 13.3K
-59.37%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$492
$49.65 HTG 6,509
-44.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$531
$165 HTG 21.7K
-81.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$948
$70.2 HTG 9,200
-23.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$463
$19.83 HTG 2,600
31.77%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$9.84 HTG 1,290
-36.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,777
$102 HTG 13.3K
331.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$190.1K
$6,903 HTG 905.0K
55.59%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,011
$81.3 HTG 10.7K
-29.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$802
$75.5 HTG 9,896
-39.98%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,845
$122 HTG 16.0K
-14.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,916
$152 HTG 19.9K
-28.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$927 HTG 121.5K
7.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$891 HTG 116.9K
-30.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.3K
$2,136 HTG 280.1K
-1.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.6K
$1,812 HTG 237.5K
-32.75%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.2K
$1,715 HTG 224.8K
121.57%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.5K
$1,475 HTG 193.3K
51.23%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
12
-5.50%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Port-au-Prince: February 28, 2026

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