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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$1360
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	20
😀 Quality of life	80	26
🏙️ Population	47K	987K

The cost of living in George Town is 579% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 15th and 8323rd ($3795 vs $559) 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 717th and 8924th 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	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$4615

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$535
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$545
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$523
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$539
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$814
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$857
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$820
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$577
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$640
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$786
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$894
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$1113
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$786
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$1026
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1098
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$858
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$908
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$672
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$803
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$748
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1888
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$792
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314