Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 51.3% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Haiti
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
Haiti
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
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