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Haiti vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 19.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.3% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Haiti
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 13.2% less in Haiti
Childcare: pay 5.6% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Haiti
Clothing: pay 93.2% more in Haiti

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

Haiti vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 80.3% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$12.00 HTG1,570.41	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$11.39 HTG1,490.04	+92.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$2.00 HTG261.73	+149.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$1.50 HTG196.30	+112.9%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$2.50 HTG327.17	+60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$5.00 HTG654.34	+38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$5.68 HTG743.08	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$2.80 HTG365.81	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$6.91 HTG904.07	+90.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$2.27 HTG296.80	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.54 HTG71.23	-58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$0.45 HTG59.36	-83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$0.45 HTG59.36	-72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$2.27 HTG296.80	+43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$1.27 HTG166.21	+7.5%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$4.28 HTG560.63	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$20.00 HTG2,617.34	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$35,000.00 HTG4,580,348.75	+56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$3.58 HTG468.50	-85.6%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 13.2% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$165.98 HTG21,721.43	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$910.00 HTG119,089.07	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$890.00 HTG116,471.73	+17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$76.47 HTG10,007.48	-4.5%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 5.6% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$100.00 HTG13,086.71	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$6,867.80 HTG898,769.35	+73.1%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$5.00 HTG654.34	+68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$1.65 HTG215.62	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$2.00 HTG261.73	-71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$69.54 HTG9,100.70	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$10.00 HTG1,308.67	-2.9%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 93.2% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$80.00 HTG10,469.37	+156.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$75.00 HTG9,815.03	+105.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$120.00 HTG15,704.05	+57.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$150.00 HTG19,630.07	+53.5%
Average			+93.2%

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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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