Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 93.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 41.7% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
South Africa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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