Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 28.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Greece, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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