Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 56.2% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 33.6% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	-18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$1.49 CRC745.33	-0.6%
Average			-9.8%

Haiti vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Haiti	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	-42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.79 CRC894.15	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.62 CRC308.26	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.22 CRC607.84	+168.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.22 CRC610.46	+169.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.09 CRC546.82	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$1.11 CRC556.53	-12.3%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	+180.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	+145.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	+336.4%
Average			+165.5%

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pay 33.6% less for housing

	Haiti	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	-38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	-10.7%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	+419.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	+60.0%
Average			+239.6%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	-45.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	+121.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	+129.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	-14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	-13.7%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Haiti	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	-35.2%
Average			-25.5%

Haiti vs. Costa Rica - 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: March 2025

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