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Colombia vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 8.2% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 30.9% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 92.5% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 56.7% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 59.0% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Colombia

The cost of transportation and childcare in Colombia are more expensive than in Haiti. Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Colombia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	$4.36 COP16,288.52	-63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	$7.74 COP28,896.54	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.29	$0.88 COP3,292.66	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.97	$0.62 COP2,318.65	-58.6%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 30.9% less for groceries

	Haiti	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.62	$1.36 COP5,068.74	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$2.49 COP9,296.82	-50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.83	$4.35 COP16,249.26	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.20	$2.23 COP8,319.47	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.55	$2.47 COP9,207.70	-64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$1.21 COP4,507.99	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.11	$0.52 COP1,935.88	-4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.62 COP2,298.97	+35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.53 COP1,985.88	+17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$0.52 COP1,947.85	-77.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.93	$0.50 COP1,886.12	-60.2%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 92.5% more for transportation

	Haiti	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG559.68	$3.91 COP14,594.01	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	$33.68 COP125,802.06	+68.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.72	$16.37 COP61,139.55	+357.2%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 56.7% less for housing

	Haiti	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	$23.34 COP87,183.25	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	$251.62 COP939,805.47	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	$73.60 COP274,900.38	-3.8%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 59.0% more for childcare

	Haiti	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	$234.03 COP874,092.15	+134.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	-16.1%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$1.20 COP4,491.76	-75.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.26	$1.59 COP5,956.32	-3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.29	$2.56 COP9,556.21	+27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	$25.07 COP93,650.79	-63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	$4.12 COP15,392.12	-58.8%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Haiti	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	$61.30 COP228,961.50	-23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	$40.34 COP150,673.34	-46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	$95.01 COP354,859.55	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	$81.28 COP303,568.15	-45.8%
Average			-34.0%

Haiti vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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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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