Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 80.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Haiti instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
?? | |
pay 29.6% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
?? | |
pay 57.8% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
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