Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 0.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$10.14
MX$168.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.52
MX$141.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.35
MX$22.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.02
MX$16.94
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$2.68
MX$44.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.17
MX$69.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$5.88
MX$97.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.68
MX$44.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$3.49
MX$57.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.32
MX$21.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.63
MX$10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.79
MX$13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.90
MX$15.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.78
MX$12.88
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.33
MX$88.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.94
MX$480.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,778.21
MX$378,314.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$17.39
MX$288.83
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$33.11
MX$549.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$599.68
MX$9,959.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$424.66
MX$7,053.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$54.94
MX$912.45
|
|
pay 87.3% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$230.47
MX$3,827.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,087.31
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$2.57
MX$42.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$3.35
MX$55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.34
MX$72.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$38.86
MX$645.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$5.22
MX$86.72
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$54.74
MX$909.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$42.64
MX$708.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$96.11
MX$1,596.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$90.93
MX$1,510.14
|
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