Cost of living comparison
Italy is 50.1% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Italy instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
Haiti
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
|
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