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Djibouti vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 42.0% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 25.6% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 51.0% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS25,561.28	$9.82 DJF1,740	-45.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,040.86	$12.63 DJF2,237	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,097.35	$1.89 DJF336	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS1,971.23	$1.87 DJF331	+34.8%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,105.12	$9.26 DJF1,641	+220.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,709.77	$4.78 DJF847	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,289.27	$9.56 DJF1,694	+63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,670.60	$6.85 DJF1,213	+108.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,565.96	$8.24 DJF1,459	+110.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,634.42	$1.70 DJF301	+47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,365.09	$0.55 DJF98	-42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS804.25	$1.27 DJF226	+124.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,618.32	$0.72 DJF128	-36.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS935.34	$0.55 DJF98	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS822.04	$0.62 DJF110	+7.0%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,124.55	$6.59 DJF1,167	+52.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,401.43	$21.27 DJF3,767	+6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,511.92	$47.72 DJF8,452	+401.5%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS41,781.84	$58.94 DJF10,441	+100.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS936K	$1,431.52 DJF254K	+117.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS659K	$477.17 DJF84,520	+2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS143K	$398.07 DJF70,508	+294.2%
Average			+128.7%

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pay 25.6% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS522K	$335.12 DJF59,358	-8.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS8M	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+60.0%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,396.27	$5.61 DJF994	+47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,858.64	$3.65 DJF646	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,225.86	$2.71 DJF480	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS61,896.47	$86.08 DJF15,247	+97.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS12,780.64	$8.42 DJF1,492	-6.4%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 51.0% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS160K	$42.10 DJF7,458	-62.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS130K	$19.65 DJF3,480	-78.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS184K	$123.50 DJF21,876	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS192K	$56.14 DJF9,944	-58.4%
Average			-51.0%

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