Cost of living comparison
Germany is 52.9% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Germany instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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