Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 48.1% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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