Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 26.0% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Haiti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 18.7% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
|
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