Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 38.7% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Finland, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
?? | |
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
?? | |
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
?? | |
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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