Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
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