Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 65.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Poland, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
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