Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.3 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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