Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 19.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 21.7% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% more in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Djibouti. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.9% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$9.83 DJF1,753	+17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$15.45 DJF2,755	+213.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$1.90 DJF338	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$1.69 DJF301	+28.0%
Average			+66.9%

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$9.27 DJF1,653	+93.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$4.78 DJF852	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$10.63 DJF1,896	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$5.69 DJF1,015	+94.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$8.24 DJF1,470	+97.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.70 DJF303	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.55 DJF98	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$1.18 DJF210	-28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$0.73 DJF131	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.72 DJF129	-39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.75 DJF133	-29.3%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$8.56 DJF1,526	+70.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$42.53 DJF7,584	+81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$47.75 DJF8,516	+282.5%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 21.7% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$58.99 DJF10,520	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$674.13 DJF120K	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$477.51 DJF85,158	+5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$398.35 DJF71,041	-36.9%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$335.22 DJF59,783	+554.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,794.47 DJF2M
Average			+554.6%

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pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$7.02 DJF1,252	+23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$3.37 DJF601	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$1.97 DJF351	-47.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$86.14 DJF15,362	+233.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$12.64 DJF2,254	+120.8%
Average			+55.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$42.13 DJF7,514
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.66 DJF3,507
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$123.59 DJF22,041
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$56.18 DJF10,019

Brazzaville vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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