Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 25.3% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
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