Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 6.3% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Haiti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
|
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