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
HTG1,563.62
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 72.1% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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