Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 21.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Iceland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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