Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 69.7% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
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