Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 91.2% more expensive than Mongolia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Haiti
- Groceries
-
pay 96.9% more in Haiti
- Transportation
-
pay 20.1% more in Haiti
- Housing
-
pay 4.1 times more in Haiti
- Childcare
-
pay 22.7% less in Haiti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 59.4% more in Haiti
- Clothing
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pay 27.5% more in Haiti
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Haiti are more expensive than in Mongolia. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Haiti.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$12.00
HTG1,565.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$11.39
HTG1,484.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$2.00
HTG260.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$1.50
HTG195.63
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$2.50
HTG326.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$5.00
HTG652.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.68
HTG740.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.80
HTG364.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$6.91
HTG900.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$2.27
HTG295.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.54
HTG70.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.45
HTG59.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.45
HTG59.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$2.27
HTG295.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$1.27
HTG165.64
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$2.01
HTG261.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$20.00
HTG2,608.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,564,681.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$3.58
HTG466.90
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$165.98
HTG21,647.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$910.00
HTG118,681.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$890.00
HTG116,073.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$76.47
HTG9,973.25
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$100.00
HTG13,041.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$6,867.80
HTG895,695.15
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$5.00
HTG652.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.65
HTG214.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.00
HTG260.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$69.54
HTG9,069.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,304.19
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,433.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$75.00
HTG9,781.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,650.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$150.00
HTG19,562.92
|
|
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