Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 44.2% more expensive than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.4% less in Haiti
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Haiti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1% less in Haiti
- Clothing
-
pay 80.4% more in Haiti
The cost of groceries and clothing in Haiti are more expensive than in Samoa. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Haiti. Notably, groceries and clothing are significantly more expensive in Haiti.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$12.00
HTG1,570.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$11.39
HTG1,489.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.00
HTG261.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.50
HTG196.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.50
HTG327.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
HTG654.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$5.68
HTG742.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.80
HTG365.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.91
HTG903.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
HTG296.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
HTG71.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
HTG59.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
HTG59.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
HTG296.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
HTG166.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.01
HTG262.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,616.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,579,652.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
HTG468.43
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.98
HTG21,718.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$910.00
HTG119,070.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$890.00
HTG116,454.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
HTG10,005.96
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,084.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG898,632.81
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$5.00
HTG654.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.65
HTG215.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.00
HTG261.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.54
HTG9,099.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,308.47
|
|
pay 80.4% more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$80.00
HTG10,467.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$75.00
HTG9,813.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$120.00
HTG15,701.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$150.00
HTG19,627.08
|
|
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