Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 37.3% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Haiti instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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