Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 17.3% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Israel, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Israel
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
?? | |
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Israel
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Israel
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Israel
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
?? | |
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Israel
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
|
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