Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 44.2% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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