Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 54.2% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$12.00
HTG1,583.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$11.39
HTG1,502.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.56
HTG206.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.50
HTG197.89
|
|
pay 86.3% more for groceries
Oman
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$2.50
HTG329.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$5.00
HTG659.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.880
|
$5.68
HTG749.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.80
HTG368.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$6.91
HTG911.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.27
HTG299.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.54
HTG71.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.45
HTG59.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.45
HTG59.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$2.27
HTG299.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$1.27
HTG167.56
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Oman
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$2.01
HTG264.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
$20.00
HTG2,638.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,282.930
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,617,456.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$3.58
HTG472.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Oman
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.750
|
$165.98
HTG21,897.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.370
|
$910.00
HTG120,053.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.900
|
$890.00
HTG117,415.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.770
|
$76.47
HTG10,088.56
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Oman
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.470
|
$100.00
HTG13,192.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.970
|
$6,867.80
HTG906,050.73
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.00
HTG659.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.65
HTG217.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$2.00
HTG263.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.350
|
$69.54
HTG9,174.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$10.00
HTG1,319.27
|
|
pay 99.0% more for clothing
Oman
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.560
|
$80.00
HTG10,554.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.130
|
$75.00
HTG9,894.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.530
|
$120.00
HTG15,831.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.360
|
$150.00
HTG19,789.10
|
|
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