Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 13.4% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
|
pay 54.9% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Haiti
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
|
pay 81.9% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
|
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