Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.1 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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