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New York vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

New York is 3.0 times more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in New York
Groceries: pay 82.1% more in New York
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in New York
Housing: pay 53.9% more in New York
Childcare: pay 9.5 times more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in New York
Clothing: pay 34.5% less in New York

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in New York are more expensive than in Haiti. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New York.

New York vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Haiti	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,567.62	$19.04	+58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,487.40	$10.50	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.27	$2.37	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.95	$1.83	+22.2%
Average			+22.8%

Haiti vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.1% more for groceries

	Haiti	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.59	$3.74	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.17	$7.35	+47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.76	$4.05	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.16	$3.87	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.47	$5.18	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.28	$2.36	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.11	$0.80	+47.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$2.10	+363.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$2.36	+421.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.28	$1.54	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.91	$1.49	+17.3%
Average			+82.1%

Haiti vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Haiti	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.16	$3.60	+79.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,612.70	$97.65	+388.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,218.70	$31,535.81	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.67	$18.98	+430.1%
Average			+222.0%

Haiti vs. New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.9% more for housing

	Haiti	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,682.87	$63.86	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,877.69	$1,925.71	+111.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,264.99	$1,646.33	+85.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,989.72	$138.03	+80.5%
Average			+53.9%

Haiti vs. New York - Cost of housing

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pay 9.5 times more for childcare

	Haiti	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,063.48	$1,553.18	+1453.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,174.05	$23,861.84	+247.4%
Average			+850.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.17	$6.09	+21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.24	$4.84	+193.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.27	$13.68	+583.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,084.55	$63.42	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,306.35	$15.22	+52.2%
Average			+168.6%

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

	Haiti	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,450.79	$50.08	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,797.61	$41.74	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,676.18	$82.58	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,595.22	$112.43	-25.0%
Average			-34.5%

Haiti vs. New York - Cost of clothing

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