Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2.4 times more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Haiti
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
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