Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 4.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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