Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 8.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.6% less in Djibouti
- Groceries
-
pay 0.8% less in Djibouti
- Transportation
-
pay 9.8% less in Djibouti
- Housing
-
pay 18.3% more in Djibouti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.9% less in Djibouti
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Djibouti.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,636
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.05
DJF1,785
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.67
DJF298
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,636
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
DJF843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$8.45
DJF1,502
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$8.04
DJF1,428
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$9.12
DJF1,620
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.23
DJF929
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.20
DJF7,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,541.44
DJF5,958,366
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$36.29
DJF6,446
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$50.24
DJF8,925
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,377
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$993.31
DJF176,454
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$544.29
DJF96,688
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.14
DJF60,423
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,437.75
DJF2,209,465
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.70
DJF1,190
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.79
DJF496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.29
DJF13,553
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.37
DJF1,488
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.91
DJF4,958
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.54
DJF3,471
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.81
DJF21,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.99
DJF11,900
|
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