Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.0% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Haiti instead of United States, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
United States
|
Haiti
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
?? | |
pay 3.5% more for transportation
United States
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
?? | |
pay 44.9% more for housing
United States
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
?? | |
pay 54.7% more for clothing
United States
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
|
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