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
€10.85
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.96
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.85
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.45
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.29
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€662.89
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.18
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.28
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.42
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.25
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.64
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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