Cost of living comparison

Haiti

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Lebanon vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 3.6% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 41.7% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 21.8% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 26.9% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$7.00 LBP627,239	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$7.64 LBP684,497	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.59 LBP142,409	-20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$1.13 LBP101,254	-24.7%
Average			-29.9%

Haiti vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.7% less for groceries

	Haiti	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$0.62 LBP55,813	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$4.15 LBP372,237	-16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$5.55 LBP497,702	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$2.17 LBP193,998	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$3.28 LBP293,792	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.57 LBP51,313	-74.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.40 LBP36,067	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.31 LBP27,880	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.44 LBP39,865	-1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.32 LBP28,383	-86.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.39 LBP35,230	-69.0%
Average			-41.7%

Haiti vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$3.49 LBP312,782	+73.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+275.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+256.1%
Average			+145.0%

Haiti vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.8% less for housing

	Haiti	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+110.8%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 26.9% more for childcare

	Haiti	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	+109.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	-55.5%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$3.00 LBP268,817	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$1.90 LBP170,251	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$2.00 LBP179,211
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$6.75 LBP604,838	-32.5%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Haiti	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	-38.1%
Average			-28.1%

Haiti vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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