Congo vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$554
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1391
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$234
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$377
💸 GDP per capita
$2649
$1748
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
63.5
63.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
17
🌐 English speaking %
0%
1%
🎓 Higher education
21
13
😀 Quality of life
20
29
🏙️ Population
5.26M
11M

The average cost of living in the Congo ($554) is 8% more expensive than in Haiti ($511). the Congo ranked 164th vs 173rd for Haiti in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in the Congo compared to 0.7 months in Haiti. Ranked 169th and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Haiti

We calculate prices for the Congo and Haiti as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Congo Haiti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.47
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.19%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$1404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$860
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.49
$6.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$6.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.73
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3691
$3226

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$561
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$545
829K
Kayes
$510
62.5K
Madingou
$509
27.5K
Gamboma
$510
19.7K
Kinkala
$511
16.1K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$525
987K
Carrefour
$514
511K
Petion-Ville
$506
377K
Gonaives
$504
324K
Delmas
$501
284K
Cap-Haitien
$497
190K
Saint-Marc
$494
160K
Miragoane
$492
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$492
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$491
51.4K