Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 76.9% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Mali, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
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