Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 26.0% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Haiti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
|
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