Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.0 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
?? | |
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
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