Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 57.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
?? | |
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
?? | |
pay 73.9% more for housing
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
|
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