Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 53.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 82.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 15.4% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in Djibouti

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Djibouti are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Djibouti. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$9.83 DJF1,753	+145.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$15.45 DJF2,755	+137.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.90 DJF338	+213.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.69 DJF301	+156.5%
Average			+149.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$9.27 DJF1,653	+679.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$4.78 DJF852	+29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$10.63 DJF1,896	+159.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$5.69 DJF1,015	+221.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$8.24 DJF1,470	+79.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.70 DJF303	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.55 DJF98	+85.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.18 DJF210	+19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.73 DJF131	+137.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.72 DJF129	+228.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.75 DJF133	+53.3%
Average			+105.7%

Addis Ababa vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.2% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$8.56 DJF1,526	+142.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$42.53 DJF7,584	+101.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$47.75 DJF8,516	+1254.6%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$58.99 DJF10,520	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$674.13 DJF120K	-4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$477.51 DJF85,158	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$398.35 DJF71,041	+154.1%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 15.4% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$335.22 DJF59,783	+145.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-70.9%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$7.02 DJF1,252	+777.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.37 DJF601	+266.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$1.97 DJF351	-75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$86.14 DJF15,362	+95.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$12.64 DJF2,254	+237.1%
Average			+178.7%

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$42.13 DJF7,514	+27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$19.66 DJF3,507	-72.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$123.59 DJF22,041	+57.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$56.18 DJF10,019	-32.1%
Average			-21.7%

Addis Ababa vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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