Cost of Living Comparison

HTG

COMPARED TO

USD

Ecuador is 21.0% cheaper than Haiti.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Haiti, you would:

pay 69.8% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 HTG915.90	$3.00	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50 HTG824.31	$5.48	-59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 HTG124.77	$0.69	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG122.12	$0.53	-73.5%
Average			-69.8%

Haiti vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Haiti	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 HTG73.81	$1.39	+14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.48 HTG90.53	$1.95	+31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 HTG286.07	$3.82	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.00 HTG305.30	$1.51	-69.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.96 HTG302.86	$2.12	-57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 HTG61.06	$0.78	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 HTG61.06	$0.46	-54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.48
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 HTG61.06	$0.49	-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.40
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.45
Average			-28.2%

Haiti vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% less for transportation

	Haiti	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 HTG237.82	$2.23	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.41 HTG1,795.77	$16.99	-42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 HTG1,984,450.03	$27,687.50	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.45 HTG1,981.40	$12.34	-62.0%
Average			-40.4%

Haiti vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Haiti	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00 HTG3,663.60	$40.36	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,700.00 HTG103,802.00	$378.97	-77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$925.00 HTG56,480.50	$262.59	-71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.24 HTG5,570.93	$31.10	-65.9%
Average			-62.0%

Haiti vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG6,106.00	$214.20	+114.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,400.00 HTG146,544.00	$5,207.59	+117.0%
Average			+115.6%

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 HTG122.12	$1.73	-13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 HTG264.59	$1.97	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.11
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 HTG5,190.10	$38.69	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG610.60	$6.05	-39.5%
Average			-40.5%

Haiti vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Haiti	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 HTG3,053.00	$51.55	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 HTG3,053.00	$41.07	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00 HTG9,159.00	$89.80	-40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00 HTG6,106.00	$69.13	-30.9%
Average			-21.4%

Haiti vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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