Haiti vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$557
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1348
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$236
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$421
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.6
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$313
💸 GDP per capita
$2143
$5393
😃 Human freedom index
5.85
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
71.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
48
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
13
24
😀 Quality of life
14
48
🏙️ Population
11.8M
218K

The average cost of living in Haiti ($557) is 30% less expensive than in Samoa ($791). Haiti ranked 176th vs 132nd for Samoa 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 0.4 months in Samoa. Ranked 188th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiti vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Haiti and Samoa as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.64
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$1869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$11.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.1
$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
11.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$1407
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$854
$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.32
$49.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.26
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$5365

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In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$573
987K
Carrefour
$557
511K
Petion-Ville
$554
377K
Gonaives
$550
356K
Delmas
$549
284K
Saint-Marc
$548
267K
Cap-Haitien
$541
190K
Miragoane
$535
62.5K
Cerca-la-Source
$533
56.5K
Anse-a-Veau
$537
34.6K

In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$791
37.7K
Manase
$790
161