Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 8.7% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 46.6% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$9.93 MX$202.34	-17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$7.45 MX$151.76	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.08 MX$22.00	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$0.77 MX$15.75	-48.5%
Average			-36.6%

Haiti vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Haiti	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$2.45 MX$49.97	-1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$4.87 MX$99.18	-2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$5.51 MX$112.24	-3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$2.18 MX$44.48	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$3.57 MX$72.77	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.22 MX$24.90	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.67 MX$13.64	+22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.80 MX$16.28	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.83 MX$16.86	+82.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.85 MX$17.34	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.83 MX$16.87	-34.8%
Average			-3.6%

Haiti vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Haiti	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$4.64 MX$94.51	+131.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$17.87 MX$364.22	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$3.47 MX$70.82	-2.9%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 46.6% less for housing

	Haiti	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$24.38 MX$496.88	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	-38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$30.31 MX$617.78	-60.4%
Average			-46.6%

Haiti vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+281.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	+22.7%
Average			+152.0%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.73 MX$55.64	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$3.01 MX$61.27	+82.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$3.92 MX$79.93	+96.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$4.96 MX$101.17	-50.4%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Haiti	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$41.06 MX$836.83	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	-38.7%
Average			-34.2%

Haiti vs. Mexico City - 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: April 2025

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