Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.5 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
|
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