Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.8 times more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Baku, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 73.4% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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