Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 68.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
?? | |
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
?? | |
pay 68.6% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
?? | |
pay 72.4% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
|
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