Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 3.1 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
?? | |
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
?? | |
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
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