Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 46.4% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 76.7% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 51.2% more for housing
Beirut
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
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