Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 2.1 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
$60.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
$27,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
$82.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
$1,525.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
$1,271.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
$138.27
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
$989.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
$14,788.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$8.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
$37.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$11.06
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
$44.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
$33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
$80.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
$96.76
|
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