George Town vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	22
😀 Quality of life	78	35
🏙️ Population	41K	987K

The cost of living in George Town is 592% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 11th and 8307th ($3754 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Haiti, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 685th and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Port-au-Prince

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	George Town	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$3207

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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