Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.9 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 43.3% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 88.2% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
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