Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 6.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 43.1% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Banjul
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 18.3 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
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