Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

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Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 14.5% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 18.5% less in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 38.6% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 14.6% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 56.0% more in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.8% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$22.00 AWG39.63	+123.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$10.27 AWG18.50	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$1.44 AWG2.60	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$1.63 AWG2.93	-3.4%
Average			+20.8%

Djibouti vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$2.97 AWG5.35	-68.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$6.25 AWG11.26	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$7.04 AWG12.69	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$5.33 AWG9.60	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$4.23 AWG7.62	-48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$2.10 AWG3.78	+23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.02 AWG1.84	+84.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$2.27 AWG4.09	+92.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$1.59 AWG2.86	+116.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$1.01 AWG1.82	+39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.91 AWG1.63	+21.4%
Average			+7.2%

Djibouti vs. Oranjestad - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.5% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$7.63 AWG13.75	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$30.00 AWG54.04	-29.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$48.03 AWG86.51	+0.6%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 38.6% more for housing

	Djibouti	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$105.51 AWG190.04	+78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+98.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$194.00 AWG349.45	-51.3%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 14.6% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$250.00 AWG450.31	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	-2.1%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$3.00 AWG5.40	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$4.31 AWG7.77	+28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$10.00 AWG18.01	+408.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$62.22 AWG112.08	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$11.94 AWG21.50	-5.6%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$60.00 AWG108.08	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$50.71 AWG91.34	+157.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$108.81 AWG196.00	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$102.90 AWG185.35	+83.2%
Average			+56.0%

Djibouti vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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