Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.8 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA602
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
$4.66
DJF832
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.80
DJF321
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
$5.06
DJF903
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA840
|
$1.91
DJF341
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
|
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