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Nuku'alofa vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 0.1% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 51.8% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Djibouti. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

Nuku'alofa vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$8.31 TOP20.00	-15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$10.38 TOP25.00	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$2.84 TOP6.83	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$2.46 TOP5.92	+31.3%
Average			+12.0%

Djibouti vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.04 TOP2.50	-88.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$4.50 TOP10.83	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$5.92 TOP14.26	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$5.09 TOP12.27	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$2.67 TOP6.43	-67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.26 TOP3.02	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.26 TOP3.02	+127.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$1.32 TOP3.18	+3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.70 TOP4.08	+135.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.44 TOP3.48	+161.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$1.19 TOP2.87	+92.6%
Average			+24.4%

Djibouti vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$5.50 TOP13.25	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$41.53 TOP100.00	+95.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-82.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$18.69 TOP45.00	-60.8%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Djibouti	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$124.60 TOP300.00	+111.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$142.92 TOP344.12	-64.1%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$157.82 TOP380.00	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$249.19 TOP600.00	-97.2%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$3.32 TOP8.00	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$2.91 TOP7.00	-20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$10.18 TOP24.50	+275.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$31.15 TOP75.00	-63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$41.53 TOP100.00	+393.2%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 51.8% less for clothing

	Djibouti	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$14.54 TOP35.00	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$17.65 TOP42.50	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$20.77 TOP50.00	-83.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$29.07 TOP70.00	-48.2%
Average			-51.8%

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