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South Africa vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 10.0% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 79.4% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 44.0% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 40.0% less in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Haiti	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.46	$9.33 ZAR156.62	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.94	$5.11 ZAR85.79	-55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.24	$1.03 ZAR17.31	-48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.68	$0.80 ZAR13.48	-46.5%
Average			-43.0%

Haiti vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Haiti	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.80	$1.00 ZAR16.83	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.61	$3.88 ZAR65.18	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.52	$4.37 ZAR73.33	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.53	$2.33 ZAR39.15	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.83	$2.13 ZAR35.81	-69.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.38	$0.73 ZAR12.22	-67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.65 ZAR10.94	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.48	$0.68 ZAR11.47	+50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.48	$0.71 ZAR11.90	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.38	$0.59 ZAR9.82	-74.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.53	$0.60 ZAR10.07	-52.8%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 79.4% more for transportation

	Haiti	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG561.72	$4.92 ZAR82.61	+14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.43	$56.18 ZAR942.59	+180.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,589,257.33	$21,394.82 ZAR358,983.82	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.42	$9.34 ZAR156.68	+160.8%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Haiti	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,763.67	$39.36 ZAR660.38	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,320.69	$404.16 ZAR6,781.39	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,698.26	$361.59 ZAR6,067.13	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.95	$88.13 ZAR1,478.70	+15.2%
Average			-44.0%

Haiti vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Haiti	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,112.16	$173.48 ZAR2,910.74	+73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,517.41	$3,962.11 ZAR66,480.25	-42.3%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.61	$2.18 ZAR36.54	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.04	$2.05 ZAR34.38	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.24	$2.96 ZAR49.73	+48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,118.40	$30.26 ZAR507.76	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.22	$6.85 ZAR114.91	-31.5%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 40.0% less for clothing

	Haiti	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.73	$50.74 ZAR851.41	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,834.12	$32.75 ZAR549.56	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,734.60	$94.19 ZAR1,580.44	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,668.25	$81.80 ZAR1,372.44	-45.5%
Average			-40.0%

Haiti vs. South Africa - 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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