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Russia vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 6.8% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 0.1% less in Russia
Housing: pay 51.4% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Russia

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Russia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Russia.

Russia vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	$9.65 RUB750.26	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	$5.53 RUB429.86	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.29	$1.06 RUB82.04	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.97	$0.51 RUB39.84	-65.8%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Haiti	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.62	$0.63 RUB48.99	-74.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$5.02 RUB390.35	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.83	$4.22 RUB328.07	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.20	$1.60 RUB124.25	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.55	$2.20 RUB171.01	-68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$0.79 RUB61.35	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.11	$0.80 RUB62.32	+47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.93 RUB72.28	+105.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$1.25 RUB97.49	+176.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$0.38 RUB29.48	-83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.93	$0.30 RUB23.55	-76.1%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 0.1% less for transportation

	Haiti	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG559.68	$2.69 RUB209.35	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	+8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.72	$4.94 RUB384.30	+38.1%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 51.4% less for housing

	Haiti	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	$7.57 RUB588.25	-95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	-66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	+8.2%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	+200.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	+13.3%
Average			+107.0%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$1.70 RUB132.06	-66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.26	$2.17 RUB168.48	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.29	$2.68 RUB208.50	+34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	-48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	$5.13 RUB398.32	-48.7%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Haiti	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	-35.1%
Average			-28.2%

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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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