Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 51.4% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Haiti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Haiti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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