Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 50.5% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
|
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$96.50
AED354.43
|
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