Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 3.6% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
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