Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 89.6% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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