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Djibouti vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.8 times more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 90.8% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Djibouti

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Djibouti are more expensive than in Lusaka. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW200.08	$9.21 DJF1,648	+27.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW106.03	$10.05 DJF1,797	+163.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW19.80	$1.77 DJF316	+147.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.18	$1.67 DJF300	+406.2%
Average			+186.2%

Lusaka vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Lusaka	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.52	$9.21 DJF1,648	+1145.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW100.88	$4.74 DJF848	+30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW134.63	$8.45 DJF1,512	+74.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW53.40	$8.04 DJF1,438	+317.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW49.85	$9.12 DJF1,631	+407.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW33.32	$2.03 DJF362	+68.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW16.75	$0.51 DJF91	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW35.10	$1.14 DJF204	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.63	$0.76 DJF136	+34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.52	$0.76 DJF136	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.69	$0.84 DJF149	+24.0%
Average			+186.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Lusaka	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW132.22	$5.23 DJF935	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,027.60	$42.20 DJF7,549	+14.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW222,096.11	$33,541.44 DJF5,999,294	+319.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW336.55	$36.29 DJF6,490	+199.1%
Average			+135.5%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Lusaka	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,493.79	$50.24 DJF8,986	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW5,949.44	$1,758.47 DJF314,523	+720.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,189.68	$993.31 DJF177,666	+764.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,316.87	$544.29 DJF97,352	+551.8%
Average			+494.0%

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pay 90.8% more for childcare

	Lusaka	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,905.25	$340.14 DJF60,838	+92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW182,305.02	$12,437.75 DJF2,224,642	+89.3%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW26.83	$6.70 DJF1,198	+592.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW57.53	$2.79 DJF499	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW69.06	$3.42 DJF612	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,143.48	$76.29 DJF13,646	+85.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW97.10	$8.37 DJF1,498	+139.3%
Average			+177.9%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Lusaka	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW511.50	$27.91 DJF4,992	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW521.19	$19.54 DJF3,495	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,502.06	$122.81 DJF21,967	+36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,296.32	$66.99 DJF11,982	-19.1%
Average			+18.1%

Lusaka vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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