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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$233	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	12
😀 Quality of life	35	46
🏙️ Population	987K	14.7K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 47% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 8307th and 5404th ($542 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Haiti and Dominica, respectively. Check Haiti vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 7453rd and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Roseau

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	Port-au-Prince	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$3299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166