Cost of living comparison
Canada is 72.1% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Canada instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Haiti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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