Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 51.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 53.0% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay 60.1% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
|
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