Djibouti vs. Bouvet Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Bouvet Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Bouvet Island
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $9.82
DJF1,747
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.63
DJF2,246
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.89
DJF337

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Bouvet Island
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
?? $9.26
DJF1,647
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.78
DJF850
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.56
DJF1,700

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Bouvet Island
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.59
DJF1,171
Monthly public transit pass ?? $21.27
DJF3,781
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,800.12
DJF6,009,517

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Bouvet Island
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $58.94
DJF10,480
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,431.52
DJF254,518
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $477.17
DJF84,839

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bouvet Island
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $335.12
DJF59,582
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,793.05
DJF1,563,366

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Bouvet Island
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $5.61
DJF998
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.65
DJF649
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.71
DJF481

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bouvet Island
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $42.10
DJF7,486
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.65
DJF3,493
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $123.50
DJF21,958

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