Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.1 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Suva, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
Suva
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$4.66
DJF829
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$5.06
DJF900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Suva
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Suva
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
Suva
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
|
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