Cost of living comparison
Syria is 33.0% cheaper than Haiti overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 46.1% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 71.2% less in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 61.4% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.3% less in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 57.1% less in Syria
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Syria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,566.90
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,486.72
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG261.15
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.86
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG326.44
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG652.88
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG741.42
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG365.00
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG902.06
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG296.14
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.07
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.23
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.23
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG296.14
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.84
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG262.04
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,611.50
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,570,132.74
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG467.46
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,672.98
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,823.45
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,211.95
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,985.16
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,057.52
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG896,764.73
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG652.88
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG215.14
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG261.15
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,080.40
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,305.75
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,446.02
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,793.14
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,669.03
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,586.28
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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