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Djibouti vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.0 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 41.0% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$9.82 DJF1,747	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$12.63 DJF2,246	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.89 DJF337	+56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$1.87 DJF333	+356.7%
Average			+116.4%

Ankara vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$9.26 DJF1,647	+1241.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$4.78 DJF850	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$9.56 DJF1,700	+160.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$6.85 DJF1,218	+195.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$8.24 DJF1,465	+223.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.70 DJF302	+143.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.55 DJF98	-47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$1.27 DJF226	+112.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.72 DJF128	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.55 DJF98	+87.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.62 DJF110	+147.8%
Average			+207.0%

Ankara vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$6.59 DJF1,171	+49.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$21.27 DJF3,781	+135.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$33,800.12 DJF6,009,517	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$47.72 DJF8,484	+608.3%
Average			+190.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Ankara	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$58.94 DJF10,480	+329.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$1,431.52 DJF254,518	+99.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$477.17 DJF84,839	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$398.07 DJF70,775	+540.5%
Average			+240.7%

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$335.12 DJF59,582	-44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,366	-37.7%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$5.61 DJF998	+55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$3.65 DJF649	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$2.71 DJF481	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$86.08 DJF15,304	+53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$8.42 DJF1,497	+30.8%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$42.10 DJF7,486	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$19.65 DJF3,493	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$123.50 DJF21,958	+18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$56.14 DJF9,981	-41.5%
Average			-26.6%

Ankara vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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