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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$1364
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	21
😀 Quality of life	89	37
🏙️ Population	950K	987K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 292% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1415th and 8107th ($2222 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 1st in the United States and Haiti, respectively. Check the United States vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 278th and 8116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Port-au-Prince

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	Jacksonville	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$3682

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$541
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$552
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$528
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$544
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$713
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$721
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$749
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$525
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$539
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$708
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$853
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$948
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$857
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1020
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$781
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$844
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$686
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$750
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$676
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1884
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223