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

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Georgetown Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$1313
🏠 One person rent
$400
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$383
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
23
22
😀 Quality of life
48
33
🏙️ Population
201K
987K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 77% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 5795th and 8308th ($928 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Guyana and Haiti, respectively. Check Guyana vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 6441st and 8120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Port-au-Prince

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Georgetown Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$3282

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

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