Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Haiti

Haiti vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 2.4 times more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Haiti
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 23.3% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.3% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 4.2 times more in Haiti

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Haiti are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,768.51	$12.00 HTG1,570.17	+313.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,944.15	$11.39 HTG1,489.82	+91.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,663.36	$2.00 HTG261.69	+221.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS818.13	$1.50 HTG196.27	+390.4%
Average			+254.0%

Tanzania vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Tanzania	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,934.27	$2.50 HTG327.12	+245.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,146.38	$5.00 HTG654.24	+31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS12,102.26	$5.68 HTG742.97	+25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,504.41	$2.80 HTG365.76	+66.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,280.35	$6.91 HTG903.93	+194.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,979.48	$2.27 HTG296.76	+103.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,023.78	$0.54 HTG71.22	+42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS921.59	$0.45 HTG59.35	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS945.69	$0.45 HTG59.35	+28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS813.17	$2.27 HTG296.76	+646.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,342.74	$1.27 HTG166.18	+153.0%
Average			+142.6%

Tanzania vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,449.26	$2.01 HTG262.59	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS52,288.08	$20.00 HTG2,616.94	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS42,328,445.58	$35,000.00 HTG4,579,652.91	+121.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,795.29	$3.58 HTG468.43	-66.7%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Tanzania	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS160,350.11	$165.98 HTG21,718.13	+176.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS773,967.77	$910.00 HTG119,070.98	+214.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS633,534.38	$890.00 HTG116,454.03	+275.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS107,014.56	$76.47 HTG10,005.96	+91.2%
Average			+189.6%

Tanzania vs. Haiti - Cost of housing

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pay 23.3% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS631,392.74	$100.00 HTG13,084.72	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,549,160.58	$6,867.80 HTG898,632.81	+11.0%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,137.28	$5.00 HTG654.24	+326.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,780.74	$1.65 HTG215.59	-23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,793.07	$2.00 HTG261.69	+11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS97,343.57	$69.54 HTG9,099.32	+91.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,188.44	$10.00 HTG1,308.47	+76.1%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,584.38	$80.00 HTG10,467.78	+599.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS58,201.61	$75.00 HTG9,813.54	+244.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS120,760.57	$120.00 HTG15,701.67	+165.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS103,064.43	$150.00 HTG19,627.08	+289.3%
Average			+324.9%

Tanzania vs. Haiti - 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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