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Port-au-prince vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Port-au-prince is 18.8% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Port-au-prince
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in Port-au-prince
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Port-au-prince
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Port-au-prince
Childcare: pay 49.7% less in Port-au-prince
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Port-au-prince
Clothing: pay 23.5% more in Port-au-prince

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Port-au-prince are more expensive than in Castries. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Port-au-prince. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port-au-prince.

Port-au-prince vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Castries, you would:

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Castries	Port-au-prince
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.00 HTG1,573.46	+62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.39 HTG1,492.94	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.00 HTG262.24	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.50 HTG196.68	+54.4%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Castries	Port-au-prince
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.50 HTG327.80	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.00 HTG655.61	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.09 EC$21.87	$5.68 HTG744.52	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25 EC$11.47	$2.80 HTG366.53	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$6.91 HTG905.83	+56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.27 HTG297.38	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.54 HTG71.37	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.45 HTG59.48	-84.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$0.45 HTG59.48	-89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$2.27 HTG297.38	+46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.27 HTG166.53	+61.9%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Castries	Port-au-prince
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.28 HTG561.72	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 HTG2,622.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$35,000.00 HTG4,589,257.33	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.58 HTG469.42
Average			-2.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Castries	Port-au-prince
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.66 EC$118.00	$165.98 HTG21,763.67	+280.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	$910.00 HTG119,320.69	+54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	$890.00 HTG116,698.26	+125.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.35 EC$219.85	$76.47 HTG10,026.95	-6.0%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 49.7% less for childcare

	Castries	Port-au-prince
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$100.00 HTG13,112.16	-49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,867.80 HTG900,517.41
Average			-49.7%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Port-au-prince
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$5.00 HTG655.61	+80.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.65 HTG216.04	-55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.00 HTG262.24	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 EC$115.00	$69.54 HTG9,118.40	+63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.66 EC$18.00	$10.00 HTG1,311.22	+50.1%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 23.5% more for clothing

	Castries	Port-au-prince
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$80.00 HTG10,489.73	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.42 EC$141.67	$75.00 HTG9,834.12	+43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 EC$283.33	$120.00 HTG15,734.60	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.01 EC$300.00	$150.00 HTG19,668.25	+35.1%
Average			+23.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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