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Djibouti vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 21.3% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 1.4% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.3% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Djibouti

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$9.82 DJF1,744	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$12.63 DJF2,243	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$1.89 DJF336	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$1.87 DJF332	-15.3%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$9.26 DJF1,645	+96.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$4.78 DJF849	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$9.56 DJF1,698	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$6.85 DJF1,216	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$8.24 DJF1,463	+78.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$1.70 DJF301	-8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.55 DJF98	-66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$1.27 DJF226	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$0.72 DJF128	-77.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.55 DJF98	-70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.62 DJF110	-54.7%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 1.4% more for transportation

	Bahamas	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$6.59 DJF1,170	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$21.27 DJF3,776	-52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$47.72 DJF8,473	+52.8%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Bahamas	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$58.94 DJF10,467	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$477.17 DJF84,730	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$398.07 DJF70,684	+97.9%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$335.12 DJF59,505	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	-25.4%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$5.61 DJF997	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$3.65 DJF648	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$2.71 DJF481	-80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$86.08 DJF15,285	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$8.42 DJF1,495	-51.9%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$42.10 DJF7,476	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$19.65 DJF3,489	-61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$123.50 DJF21,930	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$56.14 DJF9,968	-45.8%
Average			-28.5%

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