Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.8 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA739
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA389
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
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