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1	Cost to build one home in Haiti (data from Mission of Hope, Haiti)
2	Line Item	Units	Unit Cost	Haitian Dollars (HT) *	Total Line Cost (USD)
3	Frame and Location	1	800	800	$100.00
4	Excavation	1	500	500	$62.50
5	Backfill Trucks	2	900	1800	$225.00
6	Cement Sacs	110	67	7370	$921.25
7	Block (15x20x40)	1,200	6	7200	$900.00
8	Gravel Truck	1	2,500	2500	$312.50
9	PVC Pipe (4")	4	42	168	$21.00
10	Sand			3600	$450.00
11	Foundation Total			23,938	$2,992.25
12	Iron Rebars (1/4")	50	15	750	$93.75
13	Iron Rebars (1/2")	14	75	1,050	$131.25
14	Iron Rebars (3/4")	45	45	2,025	$253.13
15	Wire Ligature	20	10	200	$25.00
16	Profile Rebar (2x2)	7	300	2,100	$262.50
17	Wood (2x4x16)	13	110	1,430	$178.75
18	Angle (2x2)	2	190	380	$47.50
19	Timber	3	87	261	$32.63
20	Structure Total			8,196	$1,024.50
21	Tin Sheet (for roof)	22	185	4,070	$508.75
22	Door and Installation	1	1,000	1,000	$125.00
23	Dormante	56	12	672	$84.00
24	Finishing Touches Total			5,742	$717.75
25	Masons			6,600	$825.00
26	Carpenters			1,200	$150.00
27	Handymen			1,075	$134.38
28	Transport			250	$31.25
29	Water			1,000	$125.00
30	Labor Total			10,125	$1,265.63
31	HOME TOTAL				$6,000.00
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33	* Note: Haitian Dollars (HT) are the informal, but widely used currency in Haiti. Not to be confused with the Haitian Gourde (HTG). The conversion rate is approximately 8HT to 1USD.
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