Congo vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1411
$1321
🏠 One person rent
$250
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.6
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$173
💸 GDP per capita
$2482
$2143
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
6.15
❤️ Life expectancy
65.8
64.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
16
🌐 English speaking %
0%
1%
🎓 Higher education
24
13
😀 Quality of life
17
16
🏙️ Population
6.33M
11.8M

The average cost of living in the Congo ($589) is 7% more expensive than in Haiti ($551). the Congo ranked 166th vs 175th 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 0.3 months in the Congo compared to 0.3 months in Haiti. Ranked 181st and 185th 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
$3.7
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.41%
12.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$6.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.16
$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3954
$3649

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In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$595
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$585
1.42M
Kayes
$536
71.6K
Madingou
$536
36.2K
Gamboma
$536
26.1K
Kinkala
$538
12.1K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$567
987K
Carrefour
$552
511K
Petion-Ville
$546
377K
Gonaives
$544
356K
Delmas
$541
284K
Cap-Haitien
$536
190K
Saint-Marc
$533
160K
Miragoane
$528
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$529
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$529
51.4K