Cost of living comparison

 Haiti
compared to
 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 68.6% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.0% less in Puerto Rico
Groceries
pay 64.9% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Puerto Rico
Housing
pay 17.1% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports
pay 89.5% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing
pay 39.9% less in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Haiti, you would:

pay 4.0% less for restaurants

 
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
HTG1,570.88
$15.81
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.39
HTG1,490.50
$9.53
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
HTG261.81
$1.60
 

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pay 64.9% more for groceries

 
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Bread
1 loaf
$2.50
HTG327.27
$3.14
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
HTG654.53
$4.23
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.68
HTG743.30
$7.64
 

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.01
HTG262.71
$3.74
 
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
HTG2,618.14
$49.80
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
HTG4,581,739.22
$31,875.00
 

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pay 17.1% more for housing

 
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$165.98
HTG21,728.02
$59.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $910.00
HTG119,125.22
$830.95
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $890.00
HTG116,507.08
$536.89
 

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
HTG13,090.68
$421.25
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,867.80
HTG899,042.19
$9,550.00
 

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pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
HTG654.53
$2.72
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
HTG215.69
$3.36
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
HTG261.81
$10.94
 

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

 
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
HTG10,472.55
$40.66
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.00
HTG9,818.01
$46.06
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.00
HTG15,708.82
$77.78
 

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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: January 2025
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