Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 55.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
|
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