Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 38.5% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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