Cost of living comparison
compared to
Haiti vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary
Haiti is 5.3% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
Haiti vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Haiti instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.15
CRC5,073.49
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.85
CRC4,937.06
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
CRC1,106.42
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
CRC813.02
|
?? |
Costa Rica vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.4% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
CRC1,261.89
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
CRC2,192.99
|
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.37
CRC3,808.87
|
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
CRC1,653.83
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
CRC2,002.78
|
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
CRC1,003.04
|
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CRC329.98
|
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
CRC758.13
|
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CRC652.25
|
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
CRC655.18
|
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
CRC603.93
|
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
|
Costa Rica vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries
pay 54.8% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
CRC2,631.55
|
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.80
CRC30,402.28
|
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,830.95
CRC10M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.71
CRC7,149.33
|
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
|
Costa Rica vs. Haiti - Cost of transportation
pay 27.5% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
CRC23,510.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.08
CRC380K
|
$909.78
HTG119K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.43
CRC272K
|
$889.79
HTG117K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.56
CRC31,201.98
|
?? | |
Costa Rica vs. Haiti - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$742.27
CRC338K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,434.66
CRC6M
|
?? |
Costa Rica vs. Haiti - Cost of childcare
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
CRC1,323.10
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
CRC1,847.37
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.29
CRC2,409.48
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.37
CRC30,203.17
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
CRC3,603.80
|
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
|
Costa Rica vs. Haiti - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 51.4% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
CRC30,717.09
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.52
CRC22,538.15
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.64
CRC55,811.48
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.52
CRC49,389.03
|
?? | |
Costa Rica vs. Haiti - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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