Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 42.1% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 86.9% more for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$13.84
DJF2,462
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$25.32
DJF4,503
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Majuro
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$42.89
DJF7,627
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,497
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$669.36
DJF119,048
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$305.63
DJF54,356
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$168.79
DJF30,020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,242
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$103.15
DJF18,346
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.07
DJF2,502
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$33.76
DJF6,004
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$23.91
DJF4,253
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$118.15
DJF21,014
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$75.96
DJF13,509
|
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