Alaska vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Alaska is 72.3% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants
pay 67.5% more in Alaska
Groceries
pay 73.4% more in Alaska
Transportation
pay 1.5% more in Alaska
Housing
pay 59.7% more in Alaska
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Alaska
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Alaska
Clothing
pay 68.2% more in Alaska

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Alaska are more expensive than in Djibouti. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Alaska.

Alaska vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alaska instead of Djibouti, you would:

pay 67.5% more for restaurants

 
Djibouti
Alaska
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.82
DJF1,754
$29.06
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.63
DJF2,255
$13.66
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.89
DJF338
$2.79
 

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pay 73.4% more for groceries

 
Djibouti
Alaska
Bread
1 loaf
$9.26
DJF1,653
$4.78
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.78
DJF853
$8.03
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.56
DJF1,707
$4.69
 

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

 
Djibouti
Alaska
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.59
DJF1,176
$4.24
 
Monthly public transit pass $21.27
DJF3,796
$47.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,800.12
DJF6M
$27,029.83
 

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pay 59.7% more for housing

 
Djibouti
Alaska
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.94
DJF10,522
$124.91
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,431.52
DJF256K
$1,500.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $477.17
DJF85,175
$1,309.00
 

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Djibouti
Alaska
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $335.12
DJF59,818
$1,147.73
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,793.05
DJF2M
$10,350.00
 

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Djibouti
Alaska
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.61
DJF1,002
$6.84
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.65
DJF651
$5.54
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.71
DJF483
$13.05
 

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pay 68.2% more for clothing

 
Djibouti
Alaska
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.10
DJF7,515
$54.08
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.65
DJF3,507
$48.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.50
DJF22,045
$90.63
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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