Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 37.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Djibouti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 67.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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