Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 91.2% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 97.8% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Brazil
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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