Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 43.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
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