Haiti vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$237
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$2143
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
6.15
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
67
🌐 English speaking %
1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
13
89
😀 Quality of life
16
79
🏙️ Population
11.8M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($551) is 47% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Haiti ranked 175th vs 86th for Taiwan 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 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 185th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiti vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Haiti and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.38%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.81
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3649
$15690

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K