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Haiti vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 8.4% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 62.8% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Haiti
Childcare: pay 47.9% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% less in Haiti
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Haiti

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

Haiti vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	+51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	+31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$2.00 HTG261.29	+91.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$1.50 HTG195.97	+197.5%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 62.8% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$2.50 HTG326.62	+70.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$5.00 HTG653.24	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$5.68 HTG741.83	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.80 HTG365.20	-0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$6.91 HTG902.55	+87.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$2.27 HTG296.30	+131.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.54 HTG71.11	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.45 HTG59.26	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.45 HTG59.26	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$2.27 HTG296.30	+372.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$1.27 HTG165.93	+141.2%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$4.28 HTG559.68	+47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$3.58 HTG467.72	-57.9%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	+63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	-10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	-37.7%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 47.9% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	-15.9%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$5.00 HTG653.24	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$1.65 HTG215.26	-67.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$2.00 HTG261.29	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	-8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	-24.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	+40.8%
Average			+21.8%

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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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