Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 81.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.2 times more in Haiti
- Groceries
-
pay 32.8% more in Haiti
- Transportation
-
pay 58.5% less in Haiti
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Haiti
- Childcare
-
pay 36.4% less in Haiti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.9% more in Haiti
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Haiti are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Haiti. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Haiti.
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 CFA739
|
$12.00
HTG1,572.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$11.39
HTG1,492.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$2.00
HTG262.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.50
HTG196.57
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$2.50
HTG327.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$5.00
HTG655.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$5.68
HTG744.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.80
HTG366.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$6.91
HTG905.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$2.27
HTG297.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.54
HTG71.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.45
HTG59.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.45
HTG59.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$2.27
HTG297.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$1.27
HTG166.44
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$2.01
HTG262.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,620.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,586,653.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG469.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$165.98
HTG21,751.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$910.00
HTG119,252.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$890.00
HTG116,632.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$76.47
HTG10,021.26
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$100.00
HTG13,104.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$6,867.80
HTG900,006.46
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$5.00
HTG655.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.65
HTG215.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.00
HTG262.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$69.54
HTG9,113.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$10.00
HTG1,310.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
HTG10,483.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
HTG9,828.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.00
HTG15,725.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
HTG19,657.09
|
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