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
KMF750
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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