Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 3.4 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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