Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.4 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
|
pay 2.3% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
|
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