Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 47.7% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 71.7% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
?? | |
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
?? | |
pay 63.6% more for housing
Gabon
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 73.1% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
?? | |
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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