Haiti Cost of Living

With an annual inflation of 6.5%, the capital city of Haiti, Port-au-Prince is the most expensive place to live in the country. Converted to US currency, a pack of 20 cigarettes costs $5, 330ml international beer costs $1.50, 500 ml domestic beer costs $1.25 and a mid-sized wine bottle costs $3. International brand clothes and shoes in Haiti's capital can range anywhere between $38 and $60. For mobile tariff, the benchmark is $0.26 for every minute while the monthly subscription for a basic internet plan can cost $36.

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Primary school expenses are as high as $20,547 each year and High School costs $24,865. These figures do not include the extra costs. Grocery expenses are extremely high and can range between $1 and $4 for a dozen/Kg/liter of different consumables. For accommodation in a 3 bedroom house in a central location, the price can be $2,435 per month and suburbs can cost $1,332 each month.

For health care, the price of a private doctor visit is $91 and per day expenses for a private hospital stay (inclusive of all costs) is $2,435. Looking at transport, one liter of gasoline or petrol can cost $1.05 and a standard sedan can cost $21,036. The current minimum daily wage of Haiti is $7.74 which is approximately 300 gourdes a day. This was enforced by ministry of Social Affairs on 10.01.2012. Despite this law, the Haitian entrepreneurs have managed to suppress Haitian workers with a near starvation daily wage of $2 or 70 gourdes a day. Combined with ever-increasing inflation and nearly stagnant daily wage, the plight of Haitian people is getting worse every day!

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