Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Haiti instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Haiti
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Haiti
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
|
pay 59.9% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Haiti
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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