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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port-au-Prince	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$542	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$233	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$446	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$398	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	9
😀 Quality of life	35	48
🏙️ Population	987K	150K

The cost of living in Port-au-Prince is 63% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 8307th and 3589th ($542 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Haiti and Curacao, respectively. Check Haiti vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Port-au-Prince ranked 1st best city to live in Haiti vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 7453rd and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port-au-Prince vs Willemstad

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	Port-au-Prince	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.12%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$936	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3207	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901