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
JMD1,197.69
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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