Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 32.8% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 66.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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