Cost of living comparison
Castries is 1.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Castries instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
?? | |
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
?? | |
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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