Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 40.6% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 97.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 44.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,565.03	$13.96 FCFA8,052	+16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,484.95	$8.94 FCFA5,154	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG260.84	$1.88 FCFA1,086	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.63	$1.50 FCFA864	-0.1%
Average			-2.8%

Haiti vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Haiti	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.05	$2.56 FCFA1,478	+2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.10	$4.20 FCFA2,424	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG740.54	$7.87 FCFA4,540	+38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG364.56	$3.39 FCFA1,957	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG900.98	$2.20 FCFA1,267	-68.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.79	$1.18 FCFA680	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG70.99	$0.91 FCFA525	+67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.16	$1.98 FCFA1,139	+335.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.16	$1.21 FCFA697	+166.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.79	$1.16 FCFA671	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.64	$1.05 FCFA606	-17.2%
Average			+39.4%

Haiti vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG261.73	$5.18 FCFA2,989	+158.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,608.39	$22.59 FCFA13,030	+12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,564,681.87	$32,895.05 FCFA18,973,752	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG466.90	$14.09 FCFA8,130	+293.7%
Average			+114.7%

Haiti vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of transportation

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pay 97.5% more for housing

	Haiti	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,647.13	$75.50 FCFA43,547	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,681.73	$971.39 FCFA560,292	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,073.34	$357.68 FCFA206,306	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,973.25	$456.95 FCFA263,569	+497.6%
Average			+97.5%

Haiti vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 44.2% more for childcare

	Haiti	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,041.95	$214.14 FCFA123,518	+114.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG895,695.15	$5,100.00 FCFA2,941,663	-25.7%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.10	$2.76 FCFA1,594	-44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG214.89	$4.13 FCFA2,384	+150.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG260.84	$3.75 FCFA2,163	+87.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,069.57	$61.25 FCFA35,328	-11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,304.19	$8.17 FCFA4,712	-18.3%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Haiti	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,433.56	$35.83 FCFA20,669	-55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,781.46	$37.92 FCFA21,870	-49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,650.34	$92.22 FCFA53,193	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,562.92	$91.67 FCFA52,873	-38.9%
Average			-41.6%

Haiti vs. Republic of the Congo - 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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