Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 60.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA475
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA492
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA997
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA358
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA442
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA557
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay 40.9% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
|
pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
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