Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 2.5 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$12.00
HTG1,583.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,094
|
$15.00
HTG1,979.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$2.04
HTG269.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,290
|
$2.25
HTG296.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$1.67
HTG221.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$1.48
HTG195.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,753
|
$5.68
HTG749.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,091
|
$2.80
HTG368.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$5.93
HTG783.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,800
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,572
|
$1.00
HTG131.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,563
|
$2.27
HTG299.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
?? | |
pay 44.0% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,625
|
$2.51
HTG331.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,619,633.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
?? | |
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,915
|
$165.98
HTG21,907.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,475,815
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,585,421
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲316,344
|
$76.47
HTG10,093.32
|
|
pay 85.9% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$100.00
HTG13,198.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$6,867.80
HTG906,477.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,655
|
$4.50
HTG593.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,251
|
$2.77
HTG364.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$2.00
HTG263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲209,362
|
$69.54
HTG9,178.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,732
|
?? | |
pay 88.8% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$80.00
HTG10,559.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$120.00
HTG15,838.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$150.00
HTG19,798.43
|
|
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