Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 42.2% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Haiti
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Haiti
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 75.2% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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