Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 43.4% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Chile, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Chile
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Chile
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
Chile
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Chile
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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