Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Haiti

Haiti vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 55.1% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Haiti
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 67.4% more in Haiti

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

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Haiti vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$154.70	$12.00 HTG1,570.93	+149.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$165.72	$11.39 HTG1,490.54	+120.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$31.41	$2.00 HTG261.82	+104.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.50	$1.50 HTG196.37	+124.0%
Average			+124.5%

Taiwan vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$56.74	$2.50 HTG327.28	+41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$298.30	$5.00 HTG654.55	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$382.00	$5.68 HTG743.33	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$83.94	$2.80 HTG365.94	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$114.27	$6.91 HTG904.37	+94.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$65.10	$2.27 HTG296.90	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$32.06	$0.54 HTG71.26	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.07	$0.45 HTG59.38	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$49.73	$0.45 HTG59.38	-70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$38.69	$2.27 HTG296.90	+88.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.98	$1.27 HTG166.26	+23.7%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$121.51	$4.28 HTG560.81	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,093.91	$20.00 HTG2,618.21	-41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1M	$35,000.00 HTG5M	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$294.81	$3.58 HTG468.66	-61.0%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$677.65	$165.98 HTG21,728.62	+686.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,786.00	$910.00 HTG119K	+112.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,496.84	$890.00 HTG117K	+201.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,761.43	$76.47 HTG10,010.80	+39.4%
Average			+259.8%

Taiwan vs. Haiti - Cost of housing

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,681.46	$100.00 HTG13,091.05	-80.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$535K	$6,867.80 HTG899K	-58.8%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$63.21	$5.00 HTG654.55	+154.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$96.41	$1.65 HTG215.70	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$145.93	$2.00 HTG261.82	-56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,203.78	$69.54 HTG9,103.72	+85.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$322.56	$10.00 HTG1,309.10	-0.4%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 67.4% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,090.09	$80.00 HTG10,472.84	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$1,003.23	$75.00 HTG9,818.28	+140.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,556.13	$120.00 HTG15,709.26	+50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,092.36	$150.00 HTG19,636.57	+55.8%
Average			+67.4%

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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: July 2026

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