Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 11.7% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Santiago or Djibouti. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.