Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 5.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.3 times more in Haiti
- Groceries
-
pay 4.2 times more in Haiti
- Transportation
-
pay 13.0% more in Haiti
- Housing
-
pay 11.3 times more in Haiti
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2 times more in Haiti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Haiti
- Clothing
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pay 4.2 times more in Haiti
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Haiti are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Haiti.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.42
|
$12.00
HTG1,570.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT527.28
|
$11.39
HTG1,490.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.33
|
$2.00
HTG261.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.56
|
$1.50
HTG196.36
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.40
|
$2.50
HTG327.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT454.65
|
$5.00
HTG654.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT311.66
|
$5.68
HTG743.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.22
|
$2.80
HTG365.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.75
|
$6.91
HTG904.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.63
|
$2.27
HTG296.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.98
|
$0.54
HTG71.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.73
|
$0.45
HTG59.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.52
|
$0.45
HTG59.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.41
|
$2.27
HTG296.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.91
|
$1.27
HTG166.26
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT440.59
|
$2.01
HTG262.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,472.56
|
$20.00
HTG2,618.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,086,143.97
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,581,739.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT431.78
|
$3.58
HTG468.65
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,855.86
|
$165.98
HTG21,728.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,049.35
|
$910.00
HTG119,125.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,698.25
|
$890.00
HTG116,507.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,476.77
|
$76.47
HTG10,010.52
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,616.77
|
$100.00
HTG13,090.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,141.23
|
$6,867.80
HTG899,042.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT455.26
|
$5.00
HTG654.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.41
|
$1.65
HTG215.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT309.95
|
$2.00
HTG261.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,398.17
|
$69.54
HTG9,103.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT439.56
|
$10.00
HTG1,309.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,076.32
|
$80.00
HTG10,472.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,019.31
|
$75.00
HTG9,818.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,415.56
|
$120.00
HTG15,708.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,959.23
|
$150.00
HTG19,636.03
|
|
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