Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Djibouti, Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 3.2 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 98.6% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 6.6 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Djibouti are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS63.88	$9.21 DJF1,638	+91.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS97.84	$10.05 DJF1,787	+36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS9.84	$1.77 DJF314	+138.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS3.86	$1.67 DJF298	+475.4%
Average			+185.3%

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pay 98.6% more for groceries

	Accra	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS20.18	$9.21 DJF1,638	+505.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS45.88	$4.74 DJF844	+37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS149.99	$8.45 DJF1,503	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS30.31	$8.04 DJF1,430	+251.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS28.88	$9.12 DJF1,621	+318.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS16.90	$2.03 DJF360	+59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS7.87	$0.51 DJF90	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS10.81	$1.14 DJF203	+39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$0.76 DJF135	-37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS16.06	$0.76 DJF135	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS12.77	$0.84 DJF149	-13.2%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Accra	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS57.58	$5.23 DJF930	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS437.31	$42.20 DJF7,505	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS106,130.40	$33,541.44 DJF5,964,606	+319.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS148.09	$36.29 DJF6,453	+225.1%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

	Accra	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS588.99	$50.24 DJF8,934	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS8,319.92	$1,758.47 DJF312,705	+180.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,487.85	$993.31 DJF176,638	+785.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS526.48	$544.29 DJF96,790	+1271.5%
Average			+562.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Accra	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS756.38	$340.14 DJF60,486	+496.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS101,563.26	$12,437.75 DJF2,211,779	+62.5%
Average			+279.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$6.70 DJF1,191	+455.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS36.51	$2.79 DJF496	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS20.80	$3.42 DJF609	+118.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS480.34	$76.29 DJF13,567	+110.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS123.79	$8.37 DJF1,489	-10.3%
Average			+135.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Accra	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS197.34	$27.91 DJF4,964	+87.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS266.68	$19.54 DJF3,474	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS433.91	$122.81 DJF21,840	+275.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS458.56	$66.99 DJF11,913	+93.8%
Average			+113.5%

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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: May 2025

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