Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 46.3% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$10.05
DJF1,786
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$1.67
DJF298
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$4.74
DJF843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$8.45
DJF1,503
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$8.04
DJF1,429
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$9.12
DJF1,621
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$1.14
DJF203
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$5.23
DJF930
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$42.20
DJF7,502
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,147.96
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,962,284
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$36.29
DJF6,450
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$50.24
DJF8,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$993.31
DJF176,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$544.29
DJF96,752
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$340.14
DJF60,462
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.09
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,210,918
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$6.70
DJF1,191
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$2.79
DJF496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$3.42
DJF609
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$76.29
DJF13,562
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$8.37
DJF1,488
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$27.91
DJF4,962
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$19.54
DJF3,473
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$122.81
DJF21,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$66.99
DJF11,908
|
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