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

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Castries Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1170
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1384
🏠 One person rent
$514
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$396
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$862
$160
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
3
20
😀 Quality of life
38
23
🏙️ Population
20K
987K

The cost of living in Castries is 104% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4844th and 8191st ($1170 vs $573) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 8195th and 9032nd 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
$7.07
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.81%
12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2032
$1465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$7.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.87
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.12
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9156
$4267

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$989
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1012
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1336
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1173
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1079
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1078
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1717
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1733
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1136
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1166
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1145
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1284
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1232
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1097
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1332
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1010
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$699
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$641
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2884
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$679
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$844
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$767
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2600
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$771
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$888
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2293
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$675
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2022

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