Cost of living comparison
Peru is 19.2% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Peru instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,656
|
$2.98
PEN11.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,605
|
$5.00
PEN18.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
$1.30
PEN4.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,789
|
$2.56
PEN9.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,089
|
$4.32
PEN16.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF827
|
$2.13
PEN7.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF897
|
$5.30
PEN19.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,203
|
$16.55
PEN61.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,107,111
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,107.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,515
|
$11.94
PEN44.49
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,653
|
$29.53
PEN110.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,491
|
$277.70
PEN1,035.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF102,993
|
$204.62
PEN762.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,056
|
$39.33
PEN146.60
|
|
pay 3.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,085
|
$162.20
PEN604.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,110,414
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,086.22
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
$1.83
PEN6.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.60
PEN9.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$4.57
PEN17.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,044
|
$31.17
PEN116.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,508
|
$4.59
PEN17.09
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,746
|
$40.11
PEN149.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,348
|
$22.91
PEN85.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,703
|
$67.62
PEN252.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,037
|
$59.99
PEN223.61
|
|
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