Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 23.0% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 42.8% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 46.2% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.9% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$9.83 DJF1,753	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$15.45 DJF2,755	+55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$1.90 DJF338	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$1.69 DJF301	+47.0%
Average			+43.9%

Colombia vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

	Colombia	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$9.27 DJF1,653	+345.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$4.78 DJF852	+21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$10.63 DJF1,896	+91.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$5.69 DJF1,015	+85.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$8.24 DJF1,470	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$1.70 DJF303	+6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$0.55 DJF98	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$1.18 DJF210	+62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$0.73 DJF131	-16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$0.72 DJF129	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.75 DJF133	+15.9%
Average			+42.8%

Colombia vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Colombia	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$8.56 DJF1,526	+75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$42.53 DJF7,584	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$47.75 DJF8,516	+127.0%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Colombia	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$58.99 DJF10,520	+111.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$674.13 DJF120K	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$477.51 DJF85,158	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$398.35 DJF71,041	+292.5%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Colombia	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$335.22 DJF59,783	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+9.8%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$7.02 DJF1,252	+171.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$3.37 DJF601	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$1.97 DJF351	-51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$86.14 DJF15,362	+108.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$12.64 DJF2,254	+89.9%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 46.2% less for clothing

	Colombia	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$42.13 DJF7,514	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$19.66 DJF3,507	-63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$123.59 DJF22,041	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$56.18 DJF10,019	-51.2%
Average			-46.2%

Colombia vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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