Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.1 times more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
?? | |
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
?? | |
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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