Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Haiti

Haiti vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 93.8% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Haiti
Transportation: pay 23.5% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Haiti

The cost of housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Haiti are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Haiti. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

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Haiti vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Liberia	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	??

Liberia vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$2.67 HTG350.51	+49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$3.07 HTG402.90	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$11.56 HTG1,516.38	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$5.50 HTG721.05	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.77 HTG363.41	-48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$2.00 HTG262.25	+169.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.71 HTG92.47	-81.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.57 HTG75.16	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.09 HTG143.30	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$2.42 HTG317.98	+142.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.98 HTG128.69	-79.7%
Average			-34.9%

Liberia vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.5% less for transportation

	Liberia	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$4.28 HTG560.83	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$20.00 HTG2,622.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$3.58 HTG469.40	-78.8%
Average			-23.5%

Liberia vs. Haiti - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Liberia	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$909.78 HTG119K	+263.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$889.79 HTG117K	+836.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	??
Average			+483.8%

Liberia vs. Haiti - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Liberia	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	??

Liberia vs. Haiti - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.53 HTG200.29	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$10.00 HTG1,311.16	+100.0%
Average			+16.9%

Liberia vs. Haiti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Liberia	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$74.98 HTG9,833.74	+130.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	??
Average			+130.7%

Liberia vs. Haiti - Cost of clothing

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