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Haiti vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 86.7% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 61.2% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 24.8% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Haiti

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

Haiti vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	+65.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	+107.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$2.00 HTG261.81	+234.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$1.50 HTG196.36	+260.4%
Average			+166.9%

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pay 61.2% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$2.50 HTG327.27	+146.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$5.00 HTG654.53	-5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$5.68 HTG743.30	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$2.80 HTG365.92	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$6.91 HTG904.34	+191.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$2.27 HTG296.89	+109.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.54 HTG71.25	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.45 HTG59.38	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.45 HTG59.38	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$2.27 HTG296.89	+244.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$1.27 HTG166.26	+58.5%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$4.28 HTG560.79	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	+48.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$3.58 HTG468.64	-82.1%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	+201.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	+339.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	+29.3%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 24.8% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	-56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	+7.2%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$5.00 HTG654.53	+207.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$1.65 HTG215.69	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$2.00 HTG261.81	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	+53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	-11.1%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+286.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	+352.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	+145.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	+157.9%
Average			+235.6%

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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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