Cost of living comparison
Peru is 24.1% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Peru instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Haiti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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