Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 13.3% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
|
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