Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 78.7% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$4.74
DJF842
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
|
pay 59.8% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
|
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