Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 54.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF842
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF360
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
|
pay 76.1% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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