Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 14.2% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
|
pay 50.4% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
|
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