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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$1313
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	22
😀 Quality of life	77	33
🏙️ Population	41K	987K

The cost of living in George Town is 542% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 32nd and 8308th ($3374 vs $525) 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 1.4 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 754th and 8120th 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	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$3282

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$501
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$514
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$492
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$504
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$712
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$714
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$775
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$590
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$536
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$692
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$764
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$958
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$653
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$809
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1051
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$787
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$671
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$782
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$700
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1872
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$805
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062