Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 75.1% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.1% more in Haiti
- Groceries
-
pay 90.0% more in Haiti
- Transportation
-
pay 31.3% less in Haiti
- Housing
-
pay 4.1 times more in Haiti
- Childcare
-
pay 27.4% more in Haiti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.3% more in Haiti
- Clothing
-
pay 49.5% more in Haiti
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Haiti are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Haiti.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Albania, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$12.00
HTG1,572.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$11.39
HTG1,492.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$2.00
HTG262.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.50
HTG196.57
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$2.50
HTG327.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$5.00
HTG655.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$5.68
HTG744.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$2.80
HTG366.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$6.91
HTG905.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$2.27
HTG297.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.54
HTG71.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.45
HTG59.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$0.45
HTG59.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$2.27
HTG297.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$1.27
HTG166.44
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$2.01
HTG262.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$20.00
HTG2,620.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,586,653.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$3.58
HTG469.15
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$165.98
HTG21,751.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$910.00
HTG119,252.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$890.00
HTG116,632.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$76.47
HTG10,021.26
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$100.00
HTG13,104.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$6,867.80
HTG900,006.46
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$5.00
HTG655.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$1.65
HTG215.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$2.00
HTG262.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$69.54
HTG9,113.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$10.00
HTG1,310.47
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$80.00
HTG10,483.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$75.00
HTG9,828.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$120.00
HTG15,725.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$150.00
HTG19,657.09
|
|
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