Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.9 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 54.4% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
|
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