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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$1313
🏠 One person rent	$511	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	22
😀 Quality of life	54	33
🏙️ Population	545K	987K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 132% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4384th and 8308th ($1218 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 6039th and 8120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Port-au-Prince

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	Port of Spain	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$3282

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$501
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$514
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$492
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$504
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$712
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$714
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$775
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$590
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$536
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$692
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$764
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$958
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$653
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$809
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1051
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$787
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$671
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$782
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$700
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1872
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$805
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062