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
BIF5,413
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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