Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.0 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
|
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