Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 53.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.59
|
$12.00
HTG1,568.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.54
|
$11.39
HTG1,488.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.94
|
$2.00
HTG261.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.94
|
$1.50
HTG196.07
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.11
|
$2.50
HTG326.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.12
|
$5.00
HTG653.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.91
|
$5.68
HTG742.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.61
|
$2.80
HTG365.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.40
|
$6.91
HTG903.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.09
|
$2.27
HTG296.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.32
|
$0.54
HTG71.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$0.45
HTG59.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.02
|
$0.45
HTG59.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.78
|
$2.27
HTG296.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.65
|
$1.27
HTG166.02
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.53
|
$2.01
HTG262.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,405.21
|
$20.00
HTG2,614.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,760.81
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,575,033.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.76
|
$3.58
HTG467.96
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,189.34
|
$165.98
HTG21,696.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,875.04
|
$910.00
HTG118,950.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,579.17
|
$890.00
HTG116,336.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,013.53
|
$76.47
HTG9,995.87
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,216.15
|
$100.00
HTG13,071.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,570.49
|
$6,867.80
HTG897,726.43
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.37
|
$5.00
HTG653.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.93
|
$1.65
HTG215.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.89
|
$2.00
HTG261.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,864.27
|
$69.54
HTG9,090.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.33
|
$10.00
HTG1,307.15
|
|
pay 63.1% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,800.24
|
$80.00
HTG10,457.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,828.06
|
$75.00
HTG9,803.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,904.84
|
$120.00
HTG15,685.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,352.14
|
$150.00
HTG19,607.29
|
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