Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 91.9% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
|
Haiti
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
pay 83.5% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
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