Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 59.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.08
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.78
|
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.53
|
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.19
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.53
|
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.42
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.94
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.35
|
?? | |
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.92
|
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,096.79
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.31
|
?? | |
pay 96.3% more for housing
Brunei
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$909.37
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$664.74
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$282.43
|
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,061.75
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.19
|
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.67
|
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.75
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$89.62
|
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.12
|
?? | |
pay 53.0% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.30
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.95
|
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
|
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