Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.1 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 85.9% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
$105.59
|
|
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