Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 3.8 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$12.00
HTG1,587.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$15.00
HTG1,983.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$2.04
HTG270.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$2.25
HTG297.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$1.67
HTG221.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$1.48
HTG196.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$5.68
HTG751.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$2.80
HTG369.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$5.93
HTG784.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$1.00
HTG132.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$2.27
HTG299.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
?? | |
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$2.51
HTG332.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,280.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
?? | |
pay 10.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$165.98
HTG21,953.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$76.47
HTG10,114.39
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
$100.00
HTG13,226.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
$6,867.80
HTG908,370.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$4.50
HTG595.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$2.77
HTG365.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$2.00
HTG264.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$69.54
HTG9,197.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$80.00
HTG10,581.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
$120.00
HTG15,871.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
$150.00
HTG19,839.77
|
|
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