Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.8 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
?? | |
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
?? | |
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
|
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