Cost of living comparison
compared to
Haiti vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary
Haiti is 54.7% more expensive than Latvia overall.
Haiti vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Haiti instead of Latvia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.94
€10.63
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.15
€7.25
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.35
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.01
|
?? |
Latvia vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants
pay 44.7% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.65
|
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.88
|
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.09
|
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.97
|
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
|
Latvia vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries
pay 46.2% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.32
|
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.26
€34.05
|
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,434.34
€23,527.52
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.18
€8.17
|
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
|
Latvia vs. Haiti - Cost of transportation
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.53
€15.60
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.67
€317.45
|
$909.78
HTG119K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.56
€235.47
|
$889.79
HTG117K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.24
€202.25
|
?? | |
Latvia vs. Haiti - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.72
€434.98
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,452.35
€13,753.15
|
?? |
Latvia vs. Haiti - Cost of childcare
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.53
€4.03
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.79
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.36
€37.70
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.96
€8.87
|
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
|
Latvia vs. Haiti - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 91.8% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.25
€58.97
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.10
€34.80
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
€69.21
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.17
€109.63
|
?? | |
Latvia vs. Haiti - 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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