Cost of living comparison

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Djibouti is 2.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
ETB747.74
$9.21
DJF1,634
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.24
ETB777.06
$10.05
DJF1,782
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
ETB97.83
$1.77
DJF314

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
ETB149.74
$9.21
DJF1,634
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
ETB604.85
$4.74
DJF841
Milk (1 gallon) $6.08
ETB757.54
$8.45
DJF1,499

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

 
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.88
ETB608.13
$5.23
DJF928
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
ETB1,246.23
$42.20
DJF7,485
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
$50.24
DJF8,911
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $645.10
ETB80,394.25
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $422.74
ETB52,683.37
$993.31
DJF176,175

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $81.47
ETB10,153.44
$340.14
DJF60,327
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ETB124.62
$6.70
DJF1,188
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.15
ETB143.28
$2.79
DJF495
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
ETB498.49
$3.42
DJF607

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

 
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
$27.91
DJF4,951
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
$19.54
DJF3,465
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
$122.81
DJF21,782

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