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Haiti vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 61.3% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Haiti

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

Haiti vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	+58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$2.00 HTG261.29	+42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$1.50 HTG195.97	+106.0%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Yemen	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$2.50 HTG326.62	+74.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.00 HTG653.24	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$5.68 HTG741.83	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.80 HTG365.20	-46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$6.91 HTG902.55	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$2.27 HTG296.30	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.54 HTG71.11	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.45 HTG59.26	-75.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.45 HTG59.26	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$2.27 HTG296.30	+133.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$1.27 HTG165.93	+46.8%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Yemen	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.28 HTG559.68	-59.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	-75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	+109.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$3.58 HTG467.72	-87.5%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Yemen	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	+113.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	+291.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	+436.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	+32.3%
Average			+218.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	+29.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	+205.3%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$5.00 HTG653.24	+119.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$1.65 HTG215.26	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$2.00 HTG261.29	-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	+5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	+77.4%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Yemen	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	+51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	+59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	+90.8%
Average			+42.0%

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