Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Haiti

Haiti vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 90.8% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 86.6% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 49.6% more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Haiti

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Haiti are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 52.5% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 ARS9,229.13	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	+39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.73 ARS7,228.22	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	+69.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ARS1,419.35	$2.00 HTG261.15	+51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ARS1,076.91	$1.50 HTG195.86	+49.6%
Average			+52.5%

Argentina vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.6% more for groceries

	Argentina	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ARS1,533.64	$2.50 HTG326.44	+75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.84 ARS4,119.79	$5.00 HTG652.88	+30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28 ARS4,595.60	$5.68 HTG741.42	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 ARS1,924.41	$2.80 HTG365.00	+56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 ARS2,836.82	$6.91 HTG902.06	+161.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS972.97	$2.27 HTG296.14	+150.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ARS910.75	$0.54 HTG71.07	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS692.00	$0.45 HTG59.23	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 ARS1,081.21	$0.45 HTG59.23	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS498.15	$2.27 HTG296.14	+389.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS490.74	$1.27 HTG165.84	+178.0%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Argentina	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 ARS3,932.26	$2.01 HTG262.04	-45.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.28 ARS14,260.90	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	+50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,930.00 ARS31,073,462.50	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	+21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.90 ARS10,629.48	$3.58 HTG467.46	-63.8%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Argentina	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.37 ARS20,801.99	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	+757.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.40 ARS325,883.10	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	+199.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.72 ARS238,142.72	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	+301.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.92 ARS45,029.52	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	+82.4%
Average			+335.2%

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pay 49.6% more for childcare

	Argentina	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.69 ARS186,556.24	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	-42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,841.72 ARS3,052,266.06	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	+141.7%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.81 ARS1,943.30	$5.00 HTG652.88	+176.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 ARS2,240.95	$1.65 HTG215.14	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 ARS2,532.17	$2.00 HTG261.15	-15.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.92 ARS20,319.48	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	+267.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 ARS5,116.70	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	+109.9%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Argentina	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.59 ARS85,491.10	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.14 ARS74,266.45	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.64 ARS115,613.55	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.20 ARS107,620.29	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	+49.7%
Average			+17.6%

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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: April 2025

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