Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 57.0% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
|
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