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Haiti vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.5% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 81.9% more in Haiti
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 17.2% more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Haiti

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Haiti are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	+298.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+81.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$2.00 HTG261.81	+12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.50 HTG196.36	-30.5%
Average			+90.5%

Mauritania vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$2.50 HTG327.27	+805.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.00 HTG654.53	+81.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$5.68 HTG743.30	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.80 HTG365.92	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$6.91 HTG904.34	+175.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$2.27 HTG296.89	+126.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.54 HTG71.25	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.45 HTG59.38	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.45 HTG59.38	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$2.27 HTG296.89	+548.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$1.27 HTG166.26	+223.4%
Average			+175.2%

Mauritania vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.28 HTG560.79	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	+364.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$3.58 HTG468.64	-8.0%
Average			+81.9%

Mauritania vs. Haiti - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Mauritania	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+175.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	+303.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	+449.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	-31.4%
Average			+224.1%

Mauritania vs. Haiti - Cost of housing

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	+36.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	-2.1%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$5.00 HTG654.53	+155.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.65 HTG215.69	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.00 HTG261.81	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	+145.0%
Average			+46.3%

Mauritania vs. Haiti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+291.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	+261.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	+73.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	+262.0%
Average			+221.9%

Mauritania vs. Haiti - Cost of clothing

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