Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 32.1% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Haiti
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
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