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Djibouti vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 4.0 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 3.8 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 8.3 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Djibouti

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Djibouti are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Syria	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$9.21 DJF1,648	+151.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$10.05 DJF1,797	+141.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$1.77 DJF316	+66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$1.67 DJF300	+252.7%
Average			+152.9%

Syria vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

	Syria	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$9.21 DJF1,648	+1158.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$4.74 DJF848	+136.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$8.45 DJF1,512	+136.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$8.04 DJF1,438	+284.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$9.12 DJF1,631	+244.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$2.03 DJF362	+387.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.51 DJF91	-34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$1.14 DJF204	+198.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.76 DJF136	+137.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.76 DJF136	+166.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.84 DJF149	+228.6%
Average			+276.8%

Syria vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Syria	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$5.23 DJF935	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$42.20 DJF7,549	+322.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$33,541.44 DJF5,999,294	+55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$36.29 DJF6,490	+222.0%
Average			+141.3%

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pay 8.3 times more for housing

	Syria	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$50.24 DJF8,986	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$1,758.47 DJF314,523	+766.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$993.31 DJF177,666	+840.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$544.29 DJF97,352	+1312.8%
Average			+729.8%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Syria	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$340.14 DJF60,838	+641.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$12,437.75 DJF2,224,642	+478.7%
Average			+559.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$6.70 DJF1,198	+87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.79 DJF499	+180.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$3.42 DJF612	+32.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$76.29 DJF13,646	+436.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$8.37 DJF1,498	+214.0%
Average			+190.1%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Syria	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$27.91 DJF4,992	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$19.54 DJF3,495	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$122.81 DJF21,967	+83.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$66.99 DJF11,982	-2.5%
Average			+17.8%

Syria vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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