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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$555	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	22
😀 Quality of life	51	35
🏙️ Population	84.1K	987K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 120% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 4503rd and 8307th ($1193 vs $542) 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 0.8 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 6190th and 7453rd 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	$9.01	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.86
🥤 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	$669	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$3207

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

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