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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nassau	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2754	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6827	$1359
🏠 One person rent	$1693	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$3607	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1913	$405
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	22
😀 Quality of life	62	21
🏙️ Population	274K	987K

The cost of living in Nassau is 402% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 375th and 8280th ($2754 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Bahamas and Haiti, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nassau compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 4912th and 8831st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Port-au-Prince

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	Nassau	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.7	$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1673	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1320	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3761	$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3044	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$332	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	12.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$6.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.67	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.53	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.38	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.54	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.9	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.5	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$694	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15222	$3402

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$524
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$536
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$514
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$527
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$728
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$727
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$573
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$542
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$709
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$831
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$964
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$660
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$790
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1046
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$809
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$838
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$718
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$748
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$685
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1824
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$769
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165