Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.3% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Canada, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Canada
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Canada
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Canada
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Canada
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
|
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