Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.2 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
?? | |
pay 45.8% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
|
pay 33.4% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
?? | |
pay 97.8% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
|
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