Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.4 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$4.74
DJF842
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
|
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