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Haiti vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 13.1% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 50.2% more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 26.6% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Haiti
Clothing: pay 74.2% more in Haiti

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Haiti are more expensive than in Republic of the Congo. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,299	$12.00 HTG1,570.41	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,234	$11.39 HTG1,490.04	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA769	$2.00 HTG261.73	+45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA876	$1.50 HTG196.30	-4.3%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,408	$2.50 HTG327.17	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,604	$5.00 HTG654.34	+7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA4,940	$5.68 HTG743.08	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,714	$2.80 HTG365.81	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,761	$6.91 HTG904.07	+119.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA604	$2.27 HTG296.80	+109.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA597	$0.54 HTG71.23	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,032	$0.45 HTG59.36	-75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA713	$0.45 HTG59.36	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA608	$2.27 HTG296.80	+108.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA543	$1.27 HTG166.21	+30.7%
Average			+12.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,841	$4.28 HTG560.63	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,625	$20.00 HTG2,617.34	-11.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	$35,000.00 HTG4,580,348.75	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,400	$3.58 HTG468.50	-73.0%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 50.2% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,516	$165.98 HTG21,721.43	+154.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA552,647	$910.00 HTG119,089.07	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA220,144	$890.00 HTG116,471.73	+125.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA146,951	$76.47 HTG10,007.48	-70.9%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 26.6% less for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA169,853	$100.00 HTG13,086.71	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	$6,867.80 HTG898,769.35	+13.8%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,734	$5.00 HTG654.34	+61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,655	$1.65 HTG215.62	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,189	$2.00 HTG261.73	-48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,305	$69.54 HTG9,100.70	+10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,824	$10.00 HTG1,308.67	-4.0%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 74.2% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,287	$80.00 HTG10,469.37	+92.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,588	$75.00 HTG9,815.03	+85.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA50,920	$120.00 HTG15,704.05	+31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA44,710	$150.00 HTG19,630.07	+87.5%
Average			+74.2%

Republic of the Congo vs. Haiti - 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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