Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 27.4% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$4.65
C$171.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$5.71
C$210.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$0.82
C$30.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$0.86
C$31.73
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.25
C$46.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$1.74
C$64.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$3.94
C$145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$1.81
C$66.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$2.36
C$87.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$2.58
C$95.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.53
C$19.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
C$51.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.62
C$22.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.80
C$29.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
C$28.38
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$4.74
C$174.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
C$258.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$16,668.72
C$614,942.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.95
C$256.26
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Haiti
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$71.08
C$2,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$341.07
C$12,582.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$278.89
C$10,288.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$53.79
C$1,984.29
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$113.32
C$4,180.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$4,387.37
C$161,859.13
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$2.07
C$76.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$2.19
C$80.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$3.06
C$112.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$30.79
C$1,135.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
C$188.20
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$33.90
C$1,250.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.04
C$1,255.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$48.18
C$1,777.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$55.00
C$2,028.96
|
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