Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.1 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 58.6% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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