Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.5 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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