Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 57.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
?? | |
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
?? | |
pay 73.9% more for housing
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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