Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 14.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Italy, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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