Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 67.4% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$13.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$2.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$3.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$1.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Haiti
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$2.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$24,872.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.20
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Haiti
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$66.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$884.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$721.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$140.05
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$887.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$10,052.22
|
|
pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$4.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$7.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$41.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.86
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$45.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$79.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$101.11
|
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