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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nassau	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6516	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$1655	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$3255	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$799	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	10	22
😀 Quality of life	62	35
🏙️ Population	274K	987K

The cost of living in Nassau is 405% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 417th and 8307th ($2741 vs $542) 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 0.8 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 1st in Haiti, while ranked 4877th and 7453rd 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	$32.1	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1639	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3143	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2824	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.2	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4154	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3050	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.74	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.63	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14985	$3207

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682

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