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Haiti vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 2.1 times more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Haiti
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 32.8% more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.2% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 47.2% more in Haiti

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Haiti are more expensive than in Georgia. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Georgia	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$2.00 HTG261.29	+146.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$1.50 HTG195.97	+215.2%
Average			+104.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Georgia	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$2.50 HTG326.62	+358.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$5.00 HTG653.24	+39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$5.68 HTG741.83	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$2.80 HTG365.20	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$6.91 HTG902.55	+199.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$2.27 HTG296.30	+342.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.54 HTG71.11	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.45 HTG59.26	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$0.45 HTG59.26	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$2.27 HTG296.30	+620.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$1.27 HTG165.93	+337.5%
Average			+163.9%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Georgia	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$4.28 HTG559.68	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	+64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	+89.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$3.58 HTG467.72	-44.4%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Georgia	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	+956.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	+105.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	+184.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	+36.8%
Average			+320.7%

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pay 32.8% more for childcare

	Georgia	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	+114.8%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$5.00 HTG653.24	+200.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$1.65 HTG215.26	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$2.00 HTG261.29	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	+55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	+87.5%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 47.2% more for clothing

	Georgia	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	+23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	+83.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	+20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	+61.7%
Average			+47.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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