Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 1.0% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Haiti
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Haiti
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 87.2% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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