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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$664	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	22
😀 Quality of life	54	35
🏙️ Population	580K	987K

The cost of living in Kingston is 154% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 3941st and 8307th ($1378 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Haiti, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 5942nd and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Port-au-Prince

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	Kingston	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$3207

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

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