Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 34.7% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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