Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 3.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 98.5% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
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