Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Port-au-Prince Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Port-au-Prince

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 34.6% cheaper than Port-au-Prince without rent, and 38.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 42.8% cheaper than Port-au-Prince without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.61 MX$201
$12.10 HTG 1,584
-4.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.75 MX$742
$88.6 HTG 11.6K
-51.75%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.60 MX$184
$11.21 HTG 1,468
-5.44%
Cappuccino
$3.59 MX$62.3
$1.67 HTG 219
114.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.21
$2.05 HTG 268
-29.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.58
$1.51 HTG 198
-40.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.03 MX$52.6
$4.85 HTG 635
-37.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.56 MX$79.2
$7.04 HTG 921
-35.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 MX$25.20
$1.53 HTG 200
-5.23%
White Bread (500g)
$1.83 MX$31.72
$2.44 HTG 319
-25.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 MX$27.92
$3.02 HTG 395
-46.69%
Eggs
$2.54 MX$44.05
$2.77 HTG 363
-8.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.54 MX$148
$10.10 HTG 1,322
-15.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.47 MX$147
$15.52 HTG 2,032
-45.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.86 MX$189
$11.98 HTG 1,567
-9.35%
Apples (1kg)
$2.73 MX$47.37
$4.97 HTG 651
-45.07%
Banana (1kg)
$1.49 MX$25.91
$1.17 HTG 153
27.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 MX$33.73
$1.02 HTG 133
90.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.16 MX$37.57
$0.98 HTG 128
120.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.85 MX$32.05
$5.11 HTG 669
-63.80%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$38.00
$2.83 HTG 371
-22.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.62
$0.98 HTG 128
9.18%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.08 MX$18.81
$1.13 HTG 148
-4.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.06 MX$70.5
$2.02 HTG 264
100.99%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.46 MX$182
$15.44 HTG 2,021
-32.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.65 MX$28.71
$1.70 HTG 223
-2.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.55 MX$44.23
$2.00 HTG 262
27.50%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.56 MX$9.65
$0.20 HTG 25.95
180.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.20 MX$455
$19.61 HTG 2,566
33.61%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.14 MX$54.5
$0.37 HTG 48.35
748.65%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.37 MX$41.17
$0.39 HTG 50.9
507.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$56.2
$20.09 HTG 2,629
-83.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$22.81
$1.11 HTG 145
18.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.5K MX$530.2K
$35.1K HTG 4.6M
-12.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$413.6K
$44.6K HTG 5.8M
-46.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.1 MX$1,443
$100 HTG 13.1K
-17.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.15 MX$385
$50.1 HTG 6,559
-55.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.37 MX$510
$166 HTG 21.7K
-82.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.2 MX$889
$68.6 HTG 8,981
-25.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.69 MX$324
$20.20 HTG 2,644
-7.48%
Cinema Ticket
$4.89 MX$84.9
$9.86 HTG 1,291
-50.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$199 MX$3,449
$100 HTG 13.2K
97.70%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,207 MX$90.4K
$6,833 HTG 894.2K
-23.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.93 MX$624
$79.4 HTG 10.4K
-54.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.39 MX$684
$73.8 HTG 9,655
-46.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.3 MX$1,394
$122 HTG 16.0K
-34.14%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.6 MX$1,520
$151 HTG 19.7K
-41.91%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$963 MX$16.7K
$920 HTG 120.4K
4.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,370
$888 HTG 116.2K
-45.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,645 MX$28.6K
$2,155 HTG 282.0K
-23.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,192 MX$20.7K
$1,812 HTG 237.1K
-34.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,957 MX$68.7K
$1,713 HTG 224.2K
130.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,513 MX$113.1K
$1,485 HTG 194.3K
338.74%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Port-au-Prince
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$726 MX$12.6K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
12
-4.83%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

Last update for Port-au-Prince: April 13, 2026

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