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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$525	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	22
😀 Quality of life	35	35
🏙️ Population	70K	987K

The cost of living in Castries is 114% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4603rd and 8307th ($1161 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Haiti, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 7503rd and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Port-au-Prince

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	Castries	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$3207

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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