Well, I’m back in Haiti this week, preparing for the construction team’s arrival on Saturday. I just compared the cost of some grocery items that we routinely buy when we have teams come to Z’Orange – thought it might be interesting for everyone to see what the Haitians have to pay for their groceries. This is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere; average earnings for Haitians who are fortunate enough to have a job are $250 a year. Take a look – the 1st column is Haitian prices, and the 2nd is U.S.:
Gasoline $ 4.50 $ 3.55
Chicken, 5-oz can 4.24 1.00
Chicken, 10-oz can 7.28 1.37 each in 5-pk from Sam’s
Frosted Flakes, 15 oz 9.15 3.69 each in 2-pk from Sam’s
Skippy peanut butter 15.35 5.14 each in 2-pk from Sam’s
Welch’s jelly 11.76 1.76 each in 2-pk from Sam’s
Progresso soup 4.11 1.46 each in 8-pk from Sam’s
Plastic cups, 100 12.77 10.68 for 240 at Sam’s
Coke, 1 case 13.67 9.98 at Sam’s
We need to be thankful that we live in a Christian nation.
