Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.5 times more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Haiti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
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
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
|
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