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

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Georgetown Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3388
$1349
🏠 One person rent
$423
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
24
22
😀 Quality of life
47
35
🏙️ Population
235K
987K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 96% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 5085th and 8307th ($1062 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6400th and 7453rd 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
$9.42
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.9
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.51%
12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3867
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.42
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3207

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GeorgetownPort-au-Prince

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$890
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$953
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$1064
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$1178
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1084
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1193
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$880
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1645
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$890
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1643
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1062
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1070
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$737
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$746
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1418
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$674
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$639
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$716
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$695
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1000
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1007
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$791
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$858
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$837
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$804
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1161
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$782
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1568
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$847

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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
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$735
401 km or 249 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
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$1138
426 km or 265 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
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$1170
474 km or 295 mi Half Way Tree
$1197