Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 62.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Poland, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
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