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
SOS1,519
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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