Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.2 times more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 95.0% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Haiti
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 14.6 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Haiti
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
|
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