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Djibouti vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.4 times more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 89.3% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 7.6 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Djibouti are more expensive than in Caracas. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.3% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$9.82 DJF1,746	-10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$12.63 DJF2,245	+26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$1.89 DJF337	+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$1.87 DJF333	+82.1%
Average			+35.3%

Caracas vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Caracas	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$9.26 DJF1,647	+277.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$4.78 DJF850	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$9.56 DJF1,700	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$6.85 DJF1,218	+113.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$8.24 DJF1,465	+140.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$1.70 DJF302	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.55 DJF98	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$1.27 DJF226	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$0.72 DJF128	-28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.55 DJF98	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.62 DJF110	-41.7%
Average			+33.5%

Caracas vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.3% more for transportation

	Caracas	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$6.59 DJF1,171	+248.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$21.27 DJF3,780	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$47.72 DJF8,483	+103.1%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 7.6 times more for housing

	Caracas	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$58.94 DJF10,479	+59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$1,431.52 DJF254K	+189.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$477.17 DJF84,826	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$398.07 DJF70,764	+2358.9%
Average			+657.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$335.12 DJF59,573	+148.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+80.9%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$5.61 DJF998	+274.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$3.65 DJF649	+37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$2.71 DJF481	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$86.08 DJF15,302	+36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$8.42 DJF1,497	+40.3%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Caracas	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$42.10 DJF7,485	-26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$19.65 DJF3,493	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$123.50 DJF21,955	+42.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$56.14 DJF9,980	-49.3%
Average			-20.1%

Caracas vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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