Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 69.2% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 69.4% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 40.7% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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