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Djibouti vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 21.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Djibouti
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 44.0% less in Djibouti

The cost of groceries and housing in Djibouti are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of London, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	London	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £20.55	$9.21 DJF1,642	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.22	$10.05 DJF1,791	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.95	$1.77 DJF315	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.47	$1.67 DJF299	-9.5%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	London	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.65	$9.21 DJF1,642	+345.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.49	$4.74 DJF846	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £5.02	$8.45 DJF1,507	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.54	$8.04 DJF1,433	+80.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.39	$9.12 DJF1,626	+114.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.24	$2.03 DJF361	+29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.60	$0.51 DJF90	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.14	$1.14 DJF203	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.43	$0.76 DJF135	-57.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.55	$0.76 DJF135	+10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.56	$0.84 DJF149	+19.1%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	London	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.88	$5.23 DJF932	-29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £205.46	$42.20 DJF7,524	-83.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,057.52	$33,541.44 DJF5,979,973	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.05	$36.29 DJF6,469	+2.9%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	London	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £33.11	$50.24 DJF8,957	+20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,254.58	$1,758.47 DJF313,510	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,641.53	$993.31 DJF177,093	-51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £209.91	$544.29 DJF97,039	+106.2%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	London	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,856.19	$340.14 DJF60,642	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £22,186.04	$12,437.75 DJF2,217,477	-55.4%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.57	$6.70 DJF1,194	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.82	$2.79 DJF498	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £15.72	$3.42 DJF610	-82.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £52.23	$76.29 DJF13,602	+16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £12.84	$8.37 DJF1,493	-48.1%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 44.0% less for clothing

	London	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £77.11	$27.91 DJF4,976	-71.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £40.21	$19.54 DJF3,483	-61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £91.37	$122.81 DJF21,896	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £107.67	$66.99 DJF11,943	-50.5%
Average			-44.0%

London vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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