Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.21
DJF1,649
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.05
DJF1,799
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.77
DJF317
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.67
DJF300
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$9.21
DJF1,649
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
DJF849
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.45
DJF1,514
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$8.04
DJF1,440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$9.12
DJF1,633
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.03
DJF363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
DJF91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
DJF150
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.23
DJF937
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.20
DJF7,558
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,541.44
DJF6,006,398
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$36.29
DJF6,498
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.24
DJF8,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,758.47
DJF314,896
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$993.31
DJF177,876
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$544.29
DJF97,468
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.14
DJF60,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,437.75
DJF2,227,276
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$6.70
DJF1,200
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.79
DJF500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.42
DJF613
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.29
DJF13,662
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.37
DJF1,500
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.91
DJF4,998
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.54
DJF3,499
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.81
DJF21,993
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.99
DJF11,996
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