Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.0 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 84.2% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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