Cost of living comparison

Barbados

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Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 15.1% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 7.2% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 31.5% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$9.82 DJF1,754	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$12.63 DJF2,255	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.89 DJF338	+26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$1.87 DJF334	+66.3%
Average			+19.6%

Bridgetown vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$9.26 DJF1,653	+174.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.78 DJF853
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$9.56 DJF1,707	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$6.85 DJF1,223	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$8.24 DJF1,471	+101.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$1.70 DJF303	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$0.55 DJF98	-66.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$1.27 DJF227	-43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$0.72 DJF129	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.55 DJF98	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.62 DJF111	-49.7%
Average			-7.2%

Bridgetown vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$6.59 DJF1,176	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$21.27 DJF3,796	-18.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$33,800.12 DJF6M	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$47.72 DJF8,518
Average			-15.0%

Bridgetown vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bridgetown	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$58.94 DJF10,522	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$1,431.52 DJF256K	+108.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$477.17 DJF85,175	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$398.07 DJF71,055	+316.4%
Average			+102.8%

Bridgetown vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 31.5% more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$335.12 DJF59,818	+27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+35.3%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$5.61 DJF1,002	+124.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.65 DJF651	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$2.71 DJF483	-66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$86.08 DJF15,365	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$8.42 DJF1,503	-19.8%
Average			+5.3%

Bridgetown vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$42.10 DJF7,515	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$19.65 DJF3,507	-54.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$123.50 DJF22,045	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$56.14 DJF10,021	-51.9%
Average			-31.0%

Bridgetown vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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