Cost of living comparison
Canada is 70.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Canada instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,462
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,992
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,502
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,626
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,464
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,031
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,349
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,016
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,193
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,343
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,501
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,003
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,252
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,011
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,507
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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