Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 14.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 68.8% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
Aruba
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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