Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 33.2% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
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