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title: "Cost of Living in Haiti vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Haiti is about 14% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.86, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Haiti, on the World Bank figure alone — the sources disagree, and why is explained."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Haiti

# Cost of living in 🇭🇹 Haiti vs the United States

Haiti has a US-relative price level of **0.86** (US = 1.0) — about 14% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Haiti

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $58,140 | $43,000 |
| $80,000 | $93,023 | $68,800 |
| $120,000 | $139,535 | $103,200 |
| $180,000 | $209,302 | $154,800 |
| $250,000 | $290,698 | $215,000 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=HT).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Haiti's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

These sources disagree — the figure above is the World Bank figure alone, decided by a person, not a blend.

Exchange regime: managed float. The BRH reference rate (130.49 gourdes per dollar on 9 September 2026) is derived from the previous day's formal and informal market transactions, and the World Bank official rate matches it (130.63 in 2025); the formal-informal spread is under 5%. Penn World Table's 0.518 is a 2023 figure at 141 gourdes with two further years of ~30% inflation to come, which accounts for the gap to the World Bank's 0.86 (2025). A vintage difference, not a regime one.

Checked 2026-09-09 against the sources named in the register.

Consensus (median) 0.860 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.860 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.852 2025

Penn World Table 0.518 2023

World Bank — Consumption 1.022 2025

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇳🇿 New Zealand](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/new-zealand/) — price level 0.863
- [🇫🇮 Finland](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/finland/) — price level 0.852
- [🇳🇴 Norway](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/norway/) — price level 0.878
- [🇸🇪 Sweden](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sweden/) — price level 0.841
- [🇬🇧 United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/united-kingdom/) — price level 0.881

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## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Haiti compared to the United States?**: Haiti has a price level of 0.86 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 14% cheaper than the United States), based on the World Bank figure alone — the sources disagree and a curated exchange-regime register names the one to believe, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Haiti?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $116,279 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Haiti; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $86,000.
- **Where does the Haiti cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, refreshed at build time. For Haiti the sources disagree (managed float): The BRH reference rate (130.49 gourdes per dollar on 9 September 2026) is derived from the previous day's formal and informal market transactions, and the World Bank official rate matches it (130.63 in 2025); the formal-informal spread is under 5%. Penn World Table's 0.518 is a 2023 figure at 141 gourdes with two further years of ~30% inflation to come, which accounts for the gap to the World Bank's 0.86 (2025). A vintage difference, not a regime one.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=HT.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/haiti/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=HT