Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 46.9% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Haiti
- Groceries
-
pay 68.8% more in Haiti
- Transportation
-
pay 19.7% more in Haiti
- Housing
-
pay 27.5% more in Haiti
- Childcare
-
pay 30.9% less in Haiti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.9% more in Haiti
- Clothing
-
pay 25.3% more in Haiti
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Haiti are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Haiti.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB789.78
|
$12.00
HTG1,570.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB820.75
|
$11.39
HTG1,489.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.33
|
$2.00
HTG261.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.10
|
$1.50
HTG196.27
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB158.16
|
$2.50
HTG327.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB638.86
|
$5.00
HTG654.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB800.13
|
$5.68
HTG742.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.71
|
$2.80
HTG365.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB743.21
|
$6.91
HTG903.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB434.56
|
$2.27
HTG296.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.65
|
$0.54
HTG71.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.93
|
$0.45
HTG59.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.88
|
$0.45
HTG59.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.97
|
$2.27
HTG296.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.54
|
$1.27
HTG166.18
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB642.32
|
$2.01
HTG262.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,316.30
|
$20.00
HTG2,616.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,290,741.60
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,579,652.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB482.42
|
$3.58
HTG468.43
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,530.61
|
$165.98
HTG21,718.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,914.30
|
$910.00
HTG119,070.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,645.42
|
$890.00
HTG116,454.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,432.41
|
$76.47
HTG10,005.96
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,724.30
|
$100.00
HTG13,084.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,780,736.08
|
$6,867.80
HTG898,632.81
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.63
|
$5.00
HTG654.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.34
|
$1.65
HTG215.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB526.52
|
$2.00
HTG261.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,924.99
|
$69.54
HTG9,099.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB881.92
|
$10.00
HTG1,308.47
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,362.10
|
$80.00
HTG10,467.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,894.16
|
$75.00
HTG9,813.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,326.93
|
$120.00
HTG15,701.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,706.28
|
$150.00
HTG19,627.08
|
|
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