Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 5.4% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Haiti
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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