Haiti vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1157
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$237
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1299
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$191
💸 GDP per capita
$2143
$2124
😃 Human freedom index
6.15
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
13
23
😀 Quality of life
16
26
🏙️ Population
11.8M
7.77M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($551) is 52% less expensive than in Laos ($1157). Haiti ranked 175th vs 71st 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 0.3 months in Haiti compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 185th and 166th 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
$3.65
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$712
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.38%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$51.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.81
$7.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$6.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3649
$9370

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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

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1152
948K
Thakhek
$1139
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1261
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1181
25K