Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 76.0% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Chad, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Chad
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.66
DJF829
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Chad
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$5.06
DJF900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
|
pay 67.9% more for housing
Chad
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Chad
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
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