Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 5.8% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 72.1% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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