Cost of living comparison
Quito is 3.2% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Quito instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
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Djibouti
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,798
|
$4.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,798
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,024
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,457
|
$4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,168
|
$2.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,989
|
$3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF317
|
$1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.47
|
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pay 49.4% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,040
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,494
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,612
|
$34.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,015
|
$446.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,812
|
$320.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,249
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,961
|
$275.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF359,529
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,099
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,309
|
$40.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,497
|
$7.00
|
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pay 30.7% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,992
|
$46.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,244
|
$44.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,972
|
$98.08
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,482
|
$86.36
|
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