Haiti vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1855
🏠 One person rent
$229
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$1706
$597
😃 Human freedom index
6.15
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
9
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
14
16
😀 Quality of life
14
3
🏙️ Population
11M
11M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($527) is 24% less expensive than in Somalia ($697). Haiti ranked 175th vs 138th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Haiti compared to 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 183rd and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiti vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Haiti and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Haiti Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$5.33
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$79.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.02%
10.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$4754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$8785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.4
$6.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.23
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$53.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$65.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3163
$816

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In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$542
987K
Carrefour
$527
511K
Petion-Ville
$521
377K
Gonaives
$521
356K
Delmas
$520
284K
Cap-Haitien
$511
190K
Saint-Marc
$508
160K
Miragoane
$507
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$506
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$505
51.4K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$711
2.12M
Baidoa
$706
1.2M
Hargeisa
$660
760K
Borama
$518
68.1K