Haiti vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$1228
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$219
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1846
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$76.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$375
💸 GDP per capita
$1748
$2054
😃 Human freedom index
6.37
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
63.2
68.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
28
🌐 English speaking %
1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
13
23
😀 Quality of life
29
25
🏙️ Population
11M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($511) is 58% less expensive than in Laos ($1228). Haiti ranked 173rd vs 48th for Laos 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 0.3 months in Laos. Ranked 149th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiti vs Laos

We calculate prices for Haiti and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1404
$3477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$797
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.45
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.6
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$102
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3226
$10025

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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

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1233
948K
Thakhek
$1184
85K
Luang Prabang
$1212
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1195
25K