Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 45.6% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Djibouti
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 82.4% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 61.4% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.7% less for restaurants

	Bern	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.80 CHF23.73	$9.83 DJF1,748	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.60 CHF12.85	$15.45 DJF2,748	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$6.23 CHF5.14	$1.90 DJF337	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$6.97 CHF5.74	$1.69 DJF300	-75.8%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Bern	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CHF2.43	$9.27 DJF1,649	+214.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.12 CHF9.98	$4.78 DJF850	-60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.18 CHF6.74	$10.63 DJF1,891	+30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.71 CHF6.35	$5.69 DJF1,012	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.20 CHF10.87	$8.24 DJF1,466	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 CHF1.45	$1.70 DJF302	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 CHF0.75	$0.55 DJF98	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 CHF0.99	$1.18 DJF210	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09 CHF1.72	$0.73 DJF130	-64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 CHF0.60	$0.72 DJF128	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 CHF0.75	$0.75 DJF133	-17.6%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Bern	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.82 CHF7.27	$8.56 DJF1,522	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$98.40 CHF81.06	$42.53 DJF7,564	-56.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,598.89 CHF35,094.71	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.64 CHF36.78	$47.75 DJF8,492	+7.0%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Bern	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.60 CHF44.98	$58.99 DJF10,491	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,861.45 CHF1,533.54	$674.13 DJF120K	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,408.46 CHF1,160.35	$477.51 DJF84,924	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$207.74 CHF171.14	$398.35 DJF70,846	+91.8%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 82.4% less for childcare

	Bern	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,125.25 CHF2,574.71	$335.22 DJF59,619	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,462.54 CHF25,096.29	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-71.1%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00 CHF7.41	$7.02 DJF1,249	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.78 CHF5.59	$3.37 DJF599	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.23 CHF9.25	$1.97 DJF350	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.38 CHF72.81	$86.14 DJF15,320	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$24.00 CHF19.77	$12.64 DJF2,248	-47.3%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 61.4% less for clothing

	Bern	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$139.98 CHF115.32	$42.13 DJF7,493	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.81 CHF50.10	$19.66 DJF3,497	-67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.71 CHF128.28	$123.59 DJF21,980	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.99 CHF160.64	$56.18 DJF9,991	-71.2%
Average			-61.4%

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