Cost of living comparison
Germany is 84.4% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Germany instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
$54.61
€50.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
|
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
$800.45
€736.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
$616.33
€566.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
$434.24
€399.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
$35.42
€32.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
$120.25
€110.58
|
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