Cost of living comparison
compared to
Mexico vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary
Mexico is 20.3% cheaper than Haiti overall.
Mexico vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mexico instead of Haiti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.46
MX$193.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.03
MX$166.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.43
MX$26.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.04
MX$19.32
|
Haiti vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants
pay 16.9% less for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
$2.72
MX$50.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
$4.30
MX$79.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
$6.19
MX$114.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
$2.55
MX$47.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
$3.66
MX$67.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
$1.30
MX$23.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
$0.70
MX$12.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
$0.94
MX$17.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
$0.84
MX$15.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
$0.90
MX$16.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
$0.91
MX$16.80
|
|
Haiti vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries
pay 68.6% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
$5.55
MX$102.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
$30.03
MX$555.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,794.64
MX$403K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
$20.12
MX$372.17
|
|
Haiti vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.02
MX$555.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.78
HTG119K
|
$634.01
MX$11,724.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.79
HTG117K
|
$441.86
MX$8,171.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.08
MX$907.55
|
|
Haiti vs. Mexico - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$244.36
MX$4,518.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,712.49
MX$106K
|
Haiti vs. Mexico - Cost of childcare
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.63
MX$48.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.45
MX$63.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
$4.64
MX$85.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.21
MX$725.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
$5.46
MX$100.90
|
|
Haiti vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 43.1% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.30
MX$1,022.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
$42.67
MX$789.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.26
MX$1,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.77
MX$1,678.66
|
|
Haiti vs. Mexico - 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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