Haiti vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$544
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2719
🏠 One person rent
$228
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1914
💸 GDP per capita
$2143
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
5.85
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
71
🌐 English speaking %
1%
28%
🎓 Higher education
13
98
😀 Quality of life
17
90
🏙️ Population
11.8M
124M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($544) is 51% less expensive than in Japan ($1109). Haiti ranked 176th vs 81st for Japan 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 Haiti compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 182nd and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiti vs Japan

We calculate prices for Haiti and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 907 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.

Haiti Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.74
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.07
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$1147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$5087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$2842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.08
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4549
$13117

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In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$559
987K
Carrefour
$545
511K
Petion-Ville
$539
377K
Gonaives
$539
356K
Delmas
$535
284K
Saint-Marc
$533
267K
Cap-Haitien
$530
190K
Miragoane
$523
62.5K
Cerca-la-Source
$522
56.5K
Anse-a-Veau
$523
34.6K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1679
14.3M
Yokohama
$1326
3.76M
Osaka
$1254
2.75M
Nagoya
$1141
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1358
1.54M
Sapporo
$1137
1.96M
Hiroshima
$842
1.2M
Kyoto
$1100
1.46M
Kobe
$1185
1.52M
Fukuoka
$1018
1.6M
Saitama
$1055
1.33M
Sagamihara
$978
726K
Sakai
$1099
824K
Hachioji
$1318
576K
Chiba
$1232
975K
Shizuoka
$895
686K
Kitakyushu
$1041
935K
Amagasaki
$1059
456K
Funabashi
$1119
641K
Sendai
$1007
1.06M
Yokosuka
$1120
390K
Kumamoto
$922
738K
Kawaguchi
$1045
594K
Machida
$1047
434K
Kagoshima
$951
594K
Himeji
$976
528K
Kashiwa
$1108
428K
Utsunomiya
$1063
518K
Niigata
$1018
791K
Hamamatsu
$995
788K