Haiti vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$2864
🏠 One person rent
$237
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$407
$2190
💸 GDP per capita
$2143
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
6.15
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
71
🌐 English speaking %
1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
14
98
😀 Quality of life
14
89
🏙️ Population
11M
124M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($550) is 53% less expensive than in Japan ($1183). Haiti ranked 175th vs 65th 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 0.7 months in Haiti compared to 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 185th and 15th 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
$3.65
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$5241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$3177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$61.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.81
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.16
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.2
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3741
$12139

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In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$565
987K
Carrefour
$553
511K
Petion-Ville
$546
377K
Gonaives
$545
356K
Delmas
$541
284K
Cap-Haitien
$534
190K
Saint-Marc
$533
160K
Miragoane
$529
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$528
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$530
51.4K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1723
14.3M
Yokohama
$1401
3.76M
Osaka
$1249
2.75M
Nagoya
$1259
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1439
1.54M
Hiroshima
$923
1.2M
Sapporo
$1259
1.96M
Kyoto
$1188
1.46M
Kobe
$1171
1.52M
Saitama
$1085
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1123
1.6M
Sagamihara
$1095
726K
Sendai
$1104
1.06M
Sakai
$1157
824K
Shizuoka
$1080
686K
Kitakyushu
$1097
935K
Yokosuka
$1201
390K
Chiba
$1320
975K
Hachioji
$1339
576K
Amagasaki
$1148
456K
Funabashi
$1184
641K
Wakayama
$1285
353K
Himeji
$1088
528K
Kumamoto
$1039
738K
Kawaguchi
$1073
594K
Utsunomiya
$1110
518K
Niigata
$1103
791K
Hamamatsu
$1071
788K
Machida
$1102
434K
Kagoshima
$1079
594K