Cost of living comparison

 Djibouti, Djibouti
compared to
 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Basseterre is 18.0% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants
pay 57.9% more in Basseterre
Groceries
pay 7.1% less in Basseterre
Housing
pay 73.1% less in Basseterre
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.7% more in Basseterre
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Basseterre

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Basseterre are more expensive than in Djibouti. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Basseterre. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Basseterre.

Basseterre vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Basseterre instead of Djibouti, you would:

pay 57.9% more for restaurants

 
Djibouti
Basseterre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.21
DJF1,638
$22.20
EC$60.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.05
DJF1,787
$13.98
EC$37.77
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.77
DJF314
$2.04
EC$5.50

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

 
Djibouti
Basseterre
Bread
1 loaf
$9.21
DJF1,638
$4.07
EC$10.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.74
DJF844
$5.51
EC$14.88
Milk (1 gallon) $8.45
DJF1,503
$12.19
EC$32.94

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Djibouti
Basseterre
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
DJF930
??
Monthly public transit pass $42.20
DJF7,505
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,541.44
DJF5,964,606
??

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pay 73.1% less for housing

 
Djibouti
Basseterre
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.24
DJF8,934
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,758.47
DJF312,705
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $993.31
DJF176,638
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Djibouti
Basseterre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.14
DJF60,486
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,437.75
DJF2,211,779
??

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Djibouti
Basseterre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.70
DJF1,191
$2.22
EC$6.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
DJF496
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.42
DJF609
$5.55
EC$15.00

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Djibouti
Basseterre
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.91
DJF4,964
$88.81
EC$240.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.54
DJF3,474
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.81
DJF21,840
$129.51
EC$350.00

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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