Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 27.8% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 74.1% more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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