Cost of living comparison
Benin is 20.9% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Benin instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
| 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) | ?? |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 80.4% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
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