Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 97.6% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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