Cost of living comparison

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Djibouti is 2.9% more expensive than Ottawa.

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

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$25.33
$9.21
DJF1,645
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$15.20
$10.05
DJF1,795
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$3.06
$1.77
DJF316

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

 
Ottawa
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.74
$9.21
DJF1,645
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$8.86
$4.74
DJF847
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$13.99
$8.45
DJF1,510

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

 
Ottawa
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$5.85
$5.23
DJF934
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$130.45
$42.20
DJF7,538
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$34,425.48
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734

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pay 79.0% more for housing

 
Ottawa
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$70.81
$50.24
DJF8,974
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$2,010.19
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,790.28
$993.31
DJF177,412

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,409.76
$340.14
DJF60,751
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$28,112.85
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$8.11
$6.70
DJF1,196
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.23
$2.79
DJF499
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$18.24
$3.42
DJF611

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

 
Ottawa
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$80.65
$27.91
DJF4,985
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$62.60
$19.54
DJF3,490
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$137.88
$122.81
DJF21,935

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