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Djibouti vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 50.0% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 86.9% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 7.9% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 BHD2.720	$9.82 DJF1,744	+36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD2.990	$12.63 DJF2,243	+59.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BHD0.450	$1.89 DJF336	+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 BHD0.230	$1.87 DJF332	+206.1%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bahrain	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 BHD0.450	$9.26 DJF1,645	+667.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.09 BHD1.540	$4.78 DJF849	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 BHD2.220	$9.56 DJF1,698	+62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 BHD0.890	$6.85 DJF1,216	+190.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 BHD1.110	$8.24 DJF1,463	+180.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BHD0.450	$1.70 DJF301	+42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 BHD0.360	$0.55 DJF98	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 BHD0.360	$1.27 DJF226	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 BHD0.260	$0.72 DJF128	+3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 BHD0.150	$0.55 DJF98	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 BHD0.190	$0.62 DJF110	+20.0%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 86.9% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.65 BHD0.620	$6.59 DJF1,170	+299.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.42 BHD12.580	$21.27 DJF3,776	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,268.99 BHD12,149.730	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 BHD9.990	$47.72 DJF8,473	+79.9%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bahrain	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.12 BHD14.350	$58.94 DJF10,467	+54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.43 BHD352.580	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.45 BHD255.070	$477.17 DJF84,730	-29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.98 BHD33.880	$398.07 DJF70,684	+342.4%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 7.9% more for childcare

	Bahrain	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.81 BHD132.090	$335.12 DJF59,505	-4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,301.63 BHD2,749.170	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	+20.4%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.56 BHD2.850	$5.61 DJF997	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 BHD1.920	$3.65 DJF648	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 BHD2.030	$2.71 DJF481	-49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.69 BHD36.030	$86.08 DJF15,285	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 BHD4.690	$8.42 DJF1,495	-32.4%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Bahrain	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.07 BHD22.620	$42.10 DJF7,476	-29.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.73 BHD18.350	$19.65 DJF3,489	-59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.52 BHD32.950	$123.50 DJF21,930	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.80 BHD32.300	$56.14 DJF9,968	-34.6%
Average			-20.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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