Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 6.6% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Haiti
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
?? | |
pay 62.7% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
?? | |
pay 66.9% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
?? | |
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
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