Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 13.4% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Italy, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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