Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.05
DJF1,786
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.67
DJF298
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
DJF843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.45
DJF1,503
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$8.04
DJF1,429
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$9.12
DJF1,621
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
DJF203
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.23
DJF930
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.20
DJF7,502
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,962,284
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$36.29
DJF6,450
|
|
pay 93.5% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$50.24
DJF8,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$993.31
DJF176,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$544.29
DJF96,752
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.14
DJF60,462
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,437.75
DJF2,210,918
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$6.70
DJF1,191
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.79
DJF496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.42
DJF609
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.29
DJF13,562
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.37
DJF1,488
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$27.91
DJF4,962
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$19.54
DJF3,473
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$122.81
DJF21,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$66.99
DJF11,908
|
|
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