Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 82.5% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
?? | |
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
?? | |
pay 68.7% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
?? | |
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
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