Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 19.3% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Finland, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$12.00
HTG1,583.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$11.39
HTG1,502.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.56
HTG206.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.50
HTG197.89
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$2.50
HTG329.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$5.00
HTG659.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$5.68
HTG749.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$2.80
HTG368.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$6.91
HTG911.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.27
HTG299.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.54
HTG71.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.45
HTG59.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.45
HTG59.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$2.27
HTG299.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.27
HTG167.56
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$2.01
HTG264.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$20.00
HTG2,638.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,617,456.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$3.58
HTG472.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$165.98
HTG21,897.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$910.00
HTG120,053.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$890.00
HTG117,415.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$76.47
HTG10,088.56
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$100.00
HTG13,192.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$6,867.80
HTG906,050.73
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$5.00
HTG659.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$1.65
HTG217.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$2.00
HTG263.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$69.54
HTG9,174.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$10.00
HTG1,319.27
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$80.00
HTG10,554.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$75.00
HTG9,894.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$120.00
HTG15,831.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$150.00
HTG19,789.10
|
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