Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.8 times more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 98.9% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
Haiti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
|
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