Cost of living comparison

compared to

Charlotte Amalie is 52.9% more expensive than Djibouti.

If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Djibouti
Charlotte Amalie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.13
DJF1,801
$30.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.13
DJF1,801
$7.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
DJF163
$2.25
 

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

 
Djibouti
Charlotte Amalie
Bread
1 loaf
$5.77
DJF1,026
$9.00
 
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? ??
Milk (1 gallon) $13.84
DJF2,462
$7.00
 

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

 
Djibouti
Charlotte Amalie
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.86
DJF1,042
$5.80
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 58.4% more for housing

 
Djibouti
Charlotte Amalie
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.89
DJF7,627
$116.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,369.10
DJF243,497
$2,000.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $669.36
DJF119,048
$950.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Djibouti
Charlotte Amalie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $168.79
DJF30,020
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,025.51
DJF360,242
??

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pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Djibouti
Charlotte Amalie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.19
DJF1,101
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.39
DJF425
$6.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Djibouti
Charlotte Amalie
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.76
DJF6,004
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.91
DJF4,253
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$118.15
DJF21,014
??

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