Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 13.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
$12.00
HTG1,592.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
$11.39
HTG1,510.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.56
HTG207.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
$1.50
HTG199.05
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
$2.50
HTG331.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
$5.68
HTG753.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
$2.80
HTG370.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
$6.91
HTG916.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
$0.54
HTG72.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
$1.27
HTG168.54
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
$2.01
HTG266.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
$20.00
HTG2,654.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,644,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
$3.58
HTG475.07
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
$165.98
HTG22,025.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
$910.00
HTG120,757.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
$890.00
HTG118,103.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
$76.47
HTG10,147.72
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
$100.00
HTG13,270.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,363.58
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
$1.65
HTG218.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
$2.00
HTG265.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
$69.54
HTG9,228.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
$10.00
HTG1,327.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
$80.00
HTG10,616.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
$75.00
HTG9,952.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
$120.00
HTG15,924.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
$150.00
HTG19,905.14
|
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