Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 32.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 49.1% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$16.76
SCR229.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
$9.71
SCR133.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$2.75
SCR37.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$2.71
SCR37.15
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$2.29
SCR31.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF842
|
$18.13
SCR248.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
$7.52
SCR103.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
$3.58
SCR48.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
$3.00
SCR41.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF360
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$3.27
SCR44.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.82
SCR11.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.73
SCR10.00
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$5.82
SCR79.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
$26.82
SCR367.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
$46.18
SCR632.65
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
$163.87
SCR2,244.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
$979.92
SCR13,423.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
$794.53
SCR10,884.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
$73.52
SCR1,007.08
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
$8,868.55
SCR121,490.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
$4.07
SCR55.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$5.16
SCR70.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
$22.89
SCR313.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
$95.81
SCR1,312.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
$5.59
SCR76.53
|
|
pay 42.4% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
$68.58
SCR939.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
$29.30
SCR401.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
$73.44
SCR1,006.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
$76.39
SCR1,046.51
|
|
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