Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Haiti

Haiti vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 53.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.5% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 72.1% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 42.9% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 3.1% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 63.1% more in Haiti

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Haiti are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Haiti. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 88.5% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP431.33	$12.00 HTG1,565.03	+66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP391.77	$11.39 HTG1,484.95	+74.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP58.23	$2.00 HTG260.84	+105.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP43.41	$1.50 HTG195.63	+107.1%
Average			+88.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.1% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP91.00	$2.50 HTG326.05	+64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP196.72	$5.00 HTG652.10	+52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP260.73	$5.68 HTG740.54	+30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP101.37	$2.80 HTG364.56	+65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP132.78	$6.91 HTG900.98	+211.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP64.31	$2.27 HTG295.79	+111.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.06	$0.54 HTG70.99	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP58.00	$0.45 HTG59.16	-53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.54	$0.45 HTG59.16	-31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.30	$2.27 HTG295.79	+245.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP54.00	$1.27 HTG165.64	+41.0%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 42.9% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP278.14	$2.01 HTG261.73	-56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,364.18	$20.00 HTG2,608.39	-64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,566,651.37	$35,000.00 HTG4,564,681.87	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,374.00	$3.58 HTG466.90	-84.4%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,162.96	$165.98 HTG21,647.13	+360.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP37,418.62	$910.00 HTG118,681.73	+45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP21,319.13	$890.00 HTG116,073.34	+150.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP2,977.21	$76.47 HTG9,973.25	+54.0%
Average			+152.5%

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,032.79	$100.00 HTG13,041.95	-60.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP267,309.94	$6,867.80 HTG895,695.15	+54.0%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP156.46	$5.00 HTG652.10	+91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP121.45	$1.65 HTG214.89	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP254.79	$2.00 HTG260.84	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,841.81	$69.54 HTG9,069.57	+126.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP334.25	$10.00 HTG1,304.19	+79.3%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 63.1% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,766.49	$80.00 HTG10,433.56	+73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,793.98	$75.00 HTG9,781.46	+60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,845.73	$120.00 HTG15,650.34	+48.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,287.64	$150.00 HTG19,562.92	+70.0%
Average			+63.1%

Dominican Republic 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: April 2025

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