Cost of living comparison
British Virgin Islands is 57.9% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Haiti
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.36
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Haiti
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 36.9% more for housing
Haiti
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Haiti
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$160.00
|
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