Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 75.8% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$13.88
SCR187.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$3.77
SCR50.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$2.28
SCR30.82
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$7.26
SCR98.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.98
SCR40.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$2.56
SCR34.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.94
SCR39.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$24.06
SCR325.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$913.34
SCR12,353.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$774.97
SCR10,481.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.53
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,859.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$5.06
SCR68.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$11.60
SCR156.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$10.75
SCR145.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$60.26
SCR814.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
|
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