Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 44.5% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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