Cost of living comparison
compared to
France vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary
France is 12.9% more expensive than Haiti overall.
France vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in France instead of Haiti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$17.55
€15.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.68
€11.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$3.10
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.94
€1.73
|
Haiti vs. France - Cost of restaurants
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
$9.38
€8.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
$5.01
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
$5.80
€5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
$1.06
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
$1.28
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
$1.60
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Haiti vs. France - Cost of groceries
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
$8.00
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
$53.34
€47.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,426.60
€29,750.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
$20.80
€18.51
|
|
Haiti vs. France - Cost of transportation
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.99
€28.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.78
HTG119K
|
$816.57
€726.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.79
HTG117K
|
$649.54
€578.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$153.65
€136.76
|
|
Haiti vs. France - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$901.10
€802.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,924.68
€11,503.43
|
Haiti vs. France - Cost of childcare
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$7.05
€6.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.64
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
$13.52
€12.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.05
€33.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
$12.82
€11.41
|
|
Haiti vs. France - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.79
€83.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
$44.21
€39.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$102.75
€91.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.67
€115.41
|
|
Haiti vs. France - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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