Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 71.5% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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