Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 7.7% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$10.47
kr113.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$1.80
kr19.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$1.63
kr17.70
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$4.47
kr48.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$4.74
kr51.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$4.05
kr44.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.20
kr13.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.00
kr10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.57
kr17.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.60
kr6.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$7.21
kr78.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Haiti
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$6.47
kr70.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$3.66
kr39.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$36.95
kr402.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.00
kr370.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
|
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