Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.4 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$4.74
DJF842
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 65.4% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
|
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