Cost of living comparison
Praia is 10.3% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Praia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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