Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.1 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Washington instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF151
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,031
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,475
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,177
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF2,003
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF319
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF183
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF228
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF194
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF157
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,047
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,527
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 72.4% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,668
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF244,798
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,684
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,647
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 19.5 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,181
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF362,167
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,107
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF428
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,444
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,515
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 89.3% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,036
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,276
|
$50.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,126
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,581
|
$173.48
|
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