Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 4.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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