Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 94.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
|
pay 26.3% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
|
pay 81.3% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
|
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