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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	87	35
🏙️ Population	950K	987K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 336% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 1022nd and 8307th ($2364 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 293rd and 7453rd 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	$20.2	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$3207

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near Port-au-Prince

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
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$735
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197