Money

Haitians use the Haitian Gourd but when they talk about money, they use the Haitian Dollar. When someone in Haiti tells you "This costs $5.00" it will cost approximatley $0.60 U.S. cents; which is 25 Gourds. Confused? No worries!
 
Haitian Dollars to Haitian Gourds to U.S. Dollars
1. Multiply the amount of Haitian Dollars by Five which will give you the total in Gourds
2. Divide the total amount of Gourds by 40 (approximatley*) to get the total for U.S. Dollars

U.S. Dollars to Haitian Gourds to Haitian Dollars
1. Multiply the total U.S. Dollar amount by 40 to get the total in Haitian Gourds
2. Divide the total amount of Haitian Gourds by 5 to get the total in Haitian Dollars

                                                            Voila!
GoCurrency.com, What is the Haitian Gourde? 
http://www.gocurrency.com/countries/haiti.htm 


Wade Shepard, What is a Haitian Dollar? (2010) 
http://www.vagabondjourney.com/travelogue/what-is-a-haitian-dollar/ 


Oanda, Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

1 Haitian Gourd = Approximately $0.02 US Dollars

5 Haitian Gourds = 1 Haitian Dollar = Approximately $0.10 US cents 

25 Gourds = 5 Haitian Dollars = Approximately $0.60 US cents

100 Haitian Gourds = 20 Haitian Dollars = Approximately $2.30 US Dollars

500 Gourds = 100 Haitian Dollars = Approximately $11.50 US Dollars

1000 Haitian Gourds = 200 Haitian Dollars = Approximately $23.00 US Dollars