Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Somalia

Somalia vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 36.8% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 57.5% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 67.0% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Somalia
Clothing: pay 73.5% less in Somalia

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 65.6% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.17	$2.65 SOS1,514	-77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,489.82	$4.67 SOS2,667	-59.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.69	$0.81 SOS462	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.27	$0.51 SOS292	-65.9%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Haiti	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.12	$0.97 SOS556	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.24	$1.96 SOS1,119	-60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.97	$5.93 SOS3,389	+4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.76	$2.21 SOS1,262	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.93	$2.67 SOS1,526	-61.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.76	$1.73 SOS987	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.22	$0.88 SOS505	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.35	$1.32 SOS752	+190.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.35	$0.54 SOS311	+20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.76	$0.60 SOS343	-73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.18	$0.54 SOS310	-57.3%
Average			-7.5%

Haiti vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Haiti	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.59	$4.12 SOS2,355	+105.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,616.94	$25.00 SOS14,285	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,579,652.91	$5,750.00 SOS3,285,536	-83.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.43	$7.43 SOS4,247	+107.6%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 57.5% less for housing

	Haiti	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,718.13	$30.62 SOS17,499	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,070.98	$160.00 SOS91,424	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,454.03	$93.33 SOS53,330	-89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,005.96	$94.31 SOS53,891	+23.3%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Haiti	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,084.72	$55.21 SOS31,546	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG898,632.81	$742.50 SOS424,263	-89.2%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.24	$7.00 SOS4,000	+40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.59	$1.24 SOS706	-25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.69	$1.34 SOS769	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,099.32	$30.00 SOS17,142	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,308.47	$5.00 SOS2,857	-50.0%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 73.5% less for clothing

	Haiti	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,467.78	$18.61 SOS10,634	-76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,813.54	$23.11 SOS13,206	-69.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,701.67	$25.89 SOS14,793	-78.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,627.08	$45.78 SOS26,157	-69.5%
Average			-73.5%

Haiti vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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