Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 37.1% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 71.6% more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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