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Zimbabwe vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 7.7% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 6.0% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 51.2% less in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 60.4% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 67.6% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,565.95	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,485.81	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG260.99	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.74	$0.51 ZWL164.26	-66.0%
Average			-58.0%

Haiti vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

	Haiti	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.24	$1.02 ZWL328.81	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.48	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG740.97	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG364.78	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG901.50	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.96	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.03	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.19	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+156.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.19	$0.67 ZWL217.19	+48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.96	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-77.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.74	$0.82 ZWL264.39	-35.3%
Average			-6.0%

Haiti vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG261.88	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+206.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,609.91	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,567,341.34	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.17	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+512.9%
Average			+193.0%

Haiti vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.2% less for housing

	Haiti	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,659.74	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,750.87	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,140.97	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,979.07	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-34.8%
Average			-51.2%

Haiti vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 60.4% more for childcare

	Haiti	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,049.55	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	+110.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG896,217.00	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	+10.1%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.48	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.01	$2.65 ZWL854.83	+61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG260.99	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,074.86	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,304.95	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00
Average			-16.8%

Haiti vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.6% less for clothing

	Haiti	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,439.64	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,787.16	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-74.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,659.46	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-56.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,574.32	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-66.4%
Average			-67.6%

Haiti vs. Zimbabwe - 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: February 2025

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