Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 53.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$4.66
DJF829
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$5.06
DJF900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
|
pay 93.5% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
|
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