Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.2 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
|
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