Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 70.2% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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