Cost of living comparison

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Haiti vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 73.8% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 72.5% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 43.5% more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 48.8% more in Haiti

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Haiti are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,940	$12.00 HTG1,576.70	+159.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,854	$11.39 HTG1,496.02	+153.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA874	$2.00 HTG262.78	+45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA356	$1.50 HTG197.09	+167.3%
Average			+131.3%

Cameroon vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.5% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA255	$2.50 HTG328.48	+521.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA6,226	$5.00 HTG656.96	-49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,977	$5.68 HTG746.06	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,131	$2.80 HTG367.28	+57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,989	$6.91 HTG907.70	+120.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA1,036	$2.27 HTG297.99	+39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA507	$0.54 HTG71.52	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA494	$0.45 HTG59.60	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA356	$0.45 HTG59.60	-19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA570	$2.27 HTG297.99	+152.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA430	$1.27 HTG166.88	+87.8%
Average			+72.5%

Cameroon vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Cameroon	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,798	$2.01 HTG263.68	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,377	$20.00 HTG2,627.84	+22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA16,391,739	$35,000.00 HTG4,598,713.91	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,473	$3.58 HTG470.38	-8.1%
Average			-1.1%

Cameroon vs. Haiti - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cameroon	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA61,110	$165.98 HTG21,808.52	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA225,949	$910.00 HTG119,566.56	+155.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA168,480	$890.00 HTG116,938.73	+235.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA44,373	$76.47 HTG10,047.61	+9.5%
Average			+118.3%

Cameroon vs. Haiti - Cost of housing

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pay 43.5% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA218,242	$100.00 HTG13,139.18	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,691,147	$6,867.80 HTG902,373.01	+157.9%
Average			+43.5%

Cameroon vs. Haiti - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA726	$5.00 HTG656.96	+337.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,014	$1.65 HTG216.49	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,211	$2.00 HTG262.78	+4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA17,872	$69.54 HTG9,137.19	+147.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,189	$10.00 HTG1,313.92	+22.4%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 48.8% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA26,531	$80.00 HTG10,511.35	+91.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA33,150	$75.00 HTG9,854.39	+43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA61,418	$120.00 HTG15,767.02	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA70,185	$150.00 HTG19,708.77	+35.7%
Average			+48.8%

Cameroon vs. Haiti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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