Cost of living comparison

 Djibouti
compared to
 India
India vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary
India vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

pay 75.7% less for restaurants

 
Djibouti
India
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.21
DJF1,638
$2.40
₹206.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.05
DJF1,787
$3.90
₹334.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.77
DJF314
$0.40
₹34.00

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pay 69.0% less for groceries

 
Djibouti
India
Bread
1 loaf
$9.21
DJF1,638
$0.46
₹39.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.74
DJF844
$2.54
₹217.89
Milk (1 gallon) $8.45
DJF1,503
$2.56
₹219.69

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pay 59.8% less for transportation

 
Djibouti
India
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
DJF930
$4.62
₹396.25
Monthly public transit pass $42.20
DJF7,505
$10.12
₹868.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,541.44
DJF5,964,606
$13,525.56
₹1,160,924.36

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pay 90.7% less for housing

 
Djibouti
India
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.24
DJF8,934
$7.39
₹633.88
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,758.47
DJF312,705
$138.05
₹11,849.38
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $993.31
DJF176,638
$90.33
₹7,753.38

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pay 85.5% less for childcare

 
Djibouti
India
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.14
DJF60,486
$55.73
₹4,783.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,437.75
DJF2,211,779
$1,565.54
₹134,373.21

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Djibouti
India
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.70
DJF1,191
$1.84
₹157.59
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
DJF496
$1.59
₹136.17
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.42
DJF609
$3.59
₹308.17

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

 
Djibouti
India
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.91
DJF4,964
$24.02
₹2,061.94
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.54
DJF3,474
$25.36
₹2,176.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.81
DJF21,840
$41.62
₹3,572.07

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