Cost of living comparison
Russia is 30.3% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Russia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Haiti
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Haiti
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
|
pay 32.0% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
|
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