Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 81.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$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) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
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