Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 98.6% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 98.3% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
|
Haiti
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.50
€10.79
|
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pay 24.5% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
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