Cost of living and expenses in Haiti

What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Haiti? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Haiti, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Haiti (The last update: today)

Currency in Haiti Haitian gourde (HTG). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.3 thousand Haitian gourdes. For 100 US dollars you can get 13 thousand Haitian gourdes. And the other way around: For 100 Haitian gourdes you can get 0.767 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Haiti? Look here: Prices in cities in Haiti

Prices: Port-au-Prince   Carrefour   Jacmel   Pétion-Ville   Delmas   Acul-samedi   Anse-a-Galets   Jean-Rabel   Marmelade   Thomassique  


Price fees $76 ($51 - $100)

fees

$76 ($51 - $100)
63% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $144 ($78 - $300)

internet

$144 ($78 - $300)
twice as much as in United States

Price jeans $80

jeans

$80
by half more than in United States

Price average earnings $1.51K

average earnings

$1.51K
67% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $910

renting a small apartment in the center

$910
by half less than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $955

renting a large apartment outside the center

$955
61% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Haiti:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.43 (HTG 56)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $20 (HTG 2.61K)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.3 (HTG 176)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $35K (HTG 4.56M)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $910 (HTG 119K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $890 (HTG 116K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.26K (HTG 164K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $955 (HTG 124K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $76 (HTG 9.87K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $144 (HTG 18.8K)
  11. numb_34 $50 (HTG 6.52K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $80 (HTG 10.4K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $75 (HTG 9.77K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $120 (HTG 15.6K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $150 (HTG 19.5K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $45K (HTG 5.86M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $100 (HTG 13K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.11K (HTG 275K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $6.87K (HTG 895K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.69K (HTG 220K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $1.51K (HTG 196K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 12%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.41 (HTG 53)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.51 (HTG 67)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $20 (HTG 2.61K)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

renting a small apartment in the center

$910
by half less than in United States

rice

$3.5 ($3 - $3.9)
24% is less expensive than in United States

coffee

$1.6 ($1.3 - $2)
68% is less expensive than in United States

wine

$7.5 ($7 - $8)
by half less than in United States

cheese

$9 ($6 - $11)
30% is less expensive than in United States

average earnings

$1.51K
67% is less expensive than in United States